brood
41Brood XIII — (also known as Brood 13 or Northern Illinois Brood) is one of 15 separate broods of periodical cicadas that appear regularly throughout the midwestern United States. Every 17 years, Brood XIII tunnels en masse to the surface of the ground, lays… …
42Brood XIX — (also known as Brood 19 and the Great Southern Brood) is one of 15 separate broods of periodical cicadas that appear regularly throughout the southeastern United States. Every 13 years, Brood XIX tunnels en masse to the surface of the ground,… …
43Brood XIV — (also known as Brood 14) is one of 15 separate broods of periodical cicadas that appear regularly throughout the midwestern United States. Every 17 years, Brood XIV tunnels en masse to the surface of the ground, lays eggs, and then die off in… …
44brood´i|ness — brood|y «BROO dee», adjective, brood|i|er, brood|i|est. 1. brooding: »a broody hen. 2. inclined to brood as a hen does; moody: » …
45brood mare — brood mare, a mare kept for breeding. * * * ˈbrood mare f24 [brood mare brood mares] noun a female horse kept for breeding …
46brood-pouch — broodˈ pouch or broodˈ sac noun A body cavity, eg in viviparous cockroaches, in which eggs or embryos are received and developed • • • Main Entry: ↑brood …
47brood-sac — broodˈ pouch or broodˈ sac noun A body cavity, eg in viviparous cockroaches, in which eggs or embryos are received and developed • • • Main Entry: ↑brood …
48brood´ing|ly — brood|ing «BROO dihng», adjective. 1. hovering closely around, as a bird over her brood: »lost in a brooding cloud of fog (Charles Kingsley). 2. dwelling moodily upon a subject of thought. –brood´ing|ly, adverb …
49brood|ing — «BROO dihng», adjective. 1. hovering closely around, as a bird over her brood: »lost in a brooding cloud of fog (Charles Kingsley). 2. dwelling moodily upon a subject of thought. –brood´ing|ly, adverb …
50brood parasitism — n. a type of parasitism in which a bird (brood parasite), as a cowbird or European cuckoo, lays and abandons its eggs in the nest of another species …
