nidus
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
the focus of infection
Types & categories
- point hypernym
Parts & wholes
- focal infection part holonym
Sense 2 noun
a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs
Types & categories
- nest hypernym
- wasp's nest hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | focal infection |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | point |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | nest |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | wasp's nest |