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nestlings

noun as in fledgling

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Eggs and nestlings were found lying on the bare soil at the inner ends of the burrows; no nesting material was found.

A steaming hot cup of the fragrant beverage was declared by the nestlings to be "prime and delicious" in the extreme.

But there it was, in plain sight; and he loved eggs or tender nestlings.

The urchin in the enemy's tree was not the most unfortunate of the nestlings.

When the parent birds are teaching the nestlings to fly, cats also catch the little ones.

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On this page you'll find 102 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to nestlings, such as: baby, boy, daughter, girl, juvenile, and kid.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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