To sit, as on eggs for hatching; to brood; to brood upon, or keep warm, as eggs, for the purpose of hatching.
hold bird eggs, culture of organisms, or chemical reaction at a desired temperature.
To provide a fertile egg with the conditions necessary for it to develop into a baby.
Of a hen, to sit on and hatch eggs (Morris 1992).
vb : to sit on and hatch (eggs)
To maintain eggs, sperm or embryos under controlled conditions (temperature, humidity and gaseous environment) favorable for development.
To warm an egg so it can hatch
develop under favorable conditions, such as germs and bacteria
sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
To incubate is to artificially warm (and hatch eggs) by maintaining conditions similar to body heat.
When a bird sits on its eggs to keep them warm as baby birds grow inside. Sometimes the male or female, or both, incubate the eggs. Incubation usually lasts for a week or more. Turltles and snakes will often bury their eggs to incubate underground by themselves.
to keep in conditions favorable for development of an embryo
To sit on eggs, keeping them warm through the transfer of body heat, only the female incubates.
to sit on an egg and keep it at a constant temperature (During hot days this means shading it to keep it cool. During cool nights it means keeping it warm.)
keep an egg warm so it will hatch
To maintain eggs at optimal environmental conditions for growth and development. Insectivore – An insect eater.
to keep eggs in a favorable environment for hatching. In birds, this is accomplished by the adult sitting on the eggs in the nest to keep them at the appropriate temperature.
to sit on eggs keeping them warm until they hatch The female robin sat on her nest for two weeks to incubate the eggs.
to keep eggs warm until they hatch
to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body; also to maintain under conditions favorable for hatching & development.
to maintain in an environment suitable for development or hatching. In leafcutting bees, cocoons with mature larvae are warmed after diapause to promote adult emergence.
To keep eggs warm so that embryos develop and hatch. The adult peregrines incubate the eggs by sitting on them. They also turn the eggs with their beaks from time to time. Incubation extends for 33 days.
To maintain favorable conditions for hatching fertile eggs.
is to keep eggs warm so that their embryos can develop and hatch. NSULATION is material used in ceilings and walls to prevent the loss of heat. It works like a blanket by trapping air.
