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Nidus

Webster's Dictionary

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Nidus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​n/nidus.html. 1828.