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Meaning of nestlike in English:

nestlike

adjective

See nest

‘The arrangements form repeating units called stem cell niches and provide nest-like microenvironments that house the adult stem cells and their immediate daughter cells.’
  • ‘By adjusting the rate of withdrawal, rinsing, and drying, they could make the molecules bend back onto themselves like needle eyes, nooses, or even nest-like coils.’
  • ‘The first visible sign of sexual differentiation is the formation of a nest-like structure made of so-called Hülle cells.’
  • ‘On the forest floor is an absurd nest-like structure.’
  • ‘She was, indeed, lying in a nest-like bed of red, blue, gold and green velvet pillows.’