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gannetry|ˈgænɪtrɪ|
[f. gannet + -ry.]
A breeding-place for gannets.
1913J. H. Gurney Gannet xi. 324 Let us..fix a date and suppose a census taken at every Gannetry on the 1st May, 1910. 1960Williamson & Boyd St. Kilda Summer 113 St. Kilda has much the biggest gannetry in the northern hemisphere, and..more than one-fifth of the North Atlantic gannets nest there. 1971Stornoway Gaz. 10 July 4/8 The world's greatest gannetry, in which is estimated 44,000 pairs of gannets breed. |