Nidus

[naidәs]

Definition

(noun.) a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs.

Edited by Emily--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed.

Checked by Judith

Definition

n. a place esp. in an animal body in which a germ lodges and begins to develop.

Edited by Annabel