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Incubate

For Incubate we have terms and definitions in 2 topics. The topics are Bee Keeping and Ecology.



Incubate (Bee Keeping)

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.


Incubate (Ecology)

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.


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