shaggeryn.
/ˈʃaɡəri/, U.S. /ˈʃæɡəri/, New Zealand English /ˈʃɛɡəri/ New Zealand.
A breeding colony of shags.
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1882 W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! II. vi. 222 They [sc. Kawau] build in trees, in large ‘shaggeries’.
1921 H. Guthrie-Smith Tutira xxii. 207 Fish are attracted to the vicinity of shaggeries.
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