nestling

noun

nest·ling ˈnest-liŋ

: a young bird that has not left the nest

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Birch bark shelters many insects, and their leaves feed hundreds of caterpillar species, both of which birds rely on to feed hungry nestlings. —

Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2024 Sunflowers attract over 70 caterpillar species, which birds feed to their nestlings. —

Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2024 Is your anxiety about work or money really coursing through your body and nestling into your organs and limbs? —

Angela Haupt, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024 At more than 250 of these, nestlings were attacked and killed, and eggs were destroyed. —

Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for nestling