Pronounced: tok-SAH-fuh-lee, noun
Notes: Some people may know this word; I didn’t, but recognized part of the word
Yesterday’s word
The word nidus is
- a nest or breeding place
- a place where something originates or develops
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1700s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the Latin word nidus (nest). Related words are “nidification” (the process of building a nest) and “nidicolous” (reared in a nest). It is often used to refer to a place where bacteria lodge and breed, and thus our word has a somewhat negative connotation.
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