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to incubate
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incubare
to keep an egg in a favorable condition to help it develop until it hatches
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covare
grow under conditions that promote development
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incubare
to have an infectious disease developing inside one's body without any perceptible signs
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incubare
(of a disease or virus) to develop gradually without showing any symptoms
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incubare
to retain something such as eggs or bacteria in a favorable condition to help them develop
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Birds are oviparous, laying eggs that incubate externally until hatching.
The female bird incubates the eggs while the male gathers food for their young.
Reptilian eggs, laid in nests or burrows, are incubated until they hatch into young reptiles.
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