rookery
n.
colony where animals gather to nest and breed; group of old and dilapidated buildings
Rookery
A rookery is a colony of breeding animals. The term is most commonly applied to the nesting place of
birds, such as the
crow and
rook, a bird similar to the crow, but smaller. The term is also used to describe the breeding grounds of the
penguin and
seabirds in general.A rookery may also be a place where marine
mammals such as the
seal,
sea lion, and
walrus breed, give birth, and nurse their young, such as a beach or similar location.
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rookery
Noun
1. a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)
(hypernym) breeding ground
(hyponym) heronry
Rookery
(n.)
The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves.
(n.)
The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur seals.
(n.)
A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings.
(n.)
A brothel.
(n.)
A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons, penguins, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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rookery
Synonyms and related words:
Augean stables, birthplace, breeding place, brooder, cradle, dump, forcing bed, hatchery, hole, hotbed, hovel, incubator, nest, nidus, nursery, pesthole, pigpen, pigsty, plague spot, slum, stable, sty, tenement, the slums, warren
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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