cavitynest

noun

UK /ˈkævɪtiˌnɛst/

US /ˈkævətiˌnɛst/

A cavity nest is a home that a bird or animal makes inside a hole in a tree or a wall.

The woodpecker built a cavity nest high up in the old oak tree.

SYNONYMS

hole nest hollow nest tree-hole nest den nest burrow nest

RELATED WORDS

nesting cavity birdhouse tree hollow nest box roost

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A nest placed inside a natural or artificial hollow, such as a nest box.

Bluebirds happily moved into the cavity nest we hung on the fence.

3. The hollow space itself that an animal uses for raising young.

Owls often reuse the same cavity nest year after year.

4. A type of nesting behavior where animals raise their young in enclosed hollows.

Cavity nest builders include parrots, owls, and squirrels.