procreant

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But this "procreant cradle" of a bird in the arms of the fanged desert growth softens its aspect a little.

From The Last Harvest by Burroughs, John

The male incubates and rears the young; and the procreant habits seem altogether like those of Rhea americana.

From Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

This wonderful procreant cradle, an elegant instance of the efforts of instinct, was found in a wheat-field suspended in the head of a thistle.

From The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 by Morley, Henry

No jutty, frieze, Buttress, nor coigne of vantage, but this bird Hath made his pendent bed, and procreant cradle.

From Voices for the Speechless by Firth, Abraham

During the season of incubation and brood rearing the nuthatches retire to the depth of the woods, and are quiet, secretive, and unsocial, seldom betraying their procreant secrets.

From Our Bird Comrades by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)