Usually means: Featherless area for warming eggs.
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  1. brood patch: Merriam-Webster
  2. brood patch: Wiktionary
  3. brood patch: Dictionary.com
  4. Brood patch: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (brood patch)

noun:  A patch of featherless skin that is visible on the underside of birds during the nesting season, helping them to transfer heat to their eggs when incubating.

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