incubation patch
noun
a highly vascular, featherless area developed on the abdomen of certain brooding birds that is in direct contact with eggs during incubation and provides additional warmth.
Also called
brood patch.
Origin of incubation patch
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby incubation patch
incrossbred,
incrust,
incrustation,
incubate,
incubation,
incubation patch,
incubation period,
incubative stage,
incubator,
incubous,
incubus