Nidi

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nidus \Ni"dus\, n.; pl. {nidi}. [L. See {Nidi}, {Nest}.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nidus
       n 1: a central point or locus of an infection in an organism;
            "the focus of infection" [syn: {focus}, {focal point}]
       2: a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs
       [also: {nidi} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nidi
       See {nidus}