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NIDUS
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Irregular inflected form: nidi
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("nidus" is a kind of...):
nest (a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nidus"):
hornet's nest; hornets' nest; wasp's nest; wasps' nest (habitation for wasps or hornets)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A central point or locus of an infection in an organism
Example:
the focus of infection
Synonyms:
focal point; focus; nidus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("nidus" is a kind of...):
point (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location)
Holonyms ("nidus" is a part of...):
focal infection (bacterial infection limited to a specific organ or region especially one causing symptoms elsewhere)
