rookery

rook·er·y

R0299100 (ro͝ok′ə-rē)n. pl. rook·er·ies 1. a. A place where large numbers of rooks or certain seabirds or marine animals, such as penguins or seals, nest or breed.b. A colony of such animals.2. Informal A crowded and dilapidated tenement or area.

rookery

(ˈrʊkərɪ) n, pl -eries1. (Zoology) a group of nesting rooks2. (Zoology) a clump of trees containing rooks' nests3. (Zoology) a. a breeding ground or communal living area of certain other species of gregarious birds or mammals, esp penguins or sealsb. a colony of any such creatures4. archaic an overcrowded slum tenement building or area of housing

rook•er•y

(ˈrʊk ə ri)

n., pl. -er•ies. 1. a colony or breeding place of rooks or other gregarious creatures, as penguins or seals. 2. any teeming, overcrowded place. [1715–25]

rook·er·y

(ro͝ok′ə-rē) A place where certain birds or animals, such as crows, penguins, and seals, gather to breed.

rookery

a breeding or nesting place of rooks or of any gregarious bird or animal.See also: Animals, Birds

Rookery

 a collection of rooks’ nests; the breeding place or large colony of sea birds or other marine mammals; hence, the birds themselves, as herons or penguins; a cluster of dilapidated buildings. See also building.Examples: rookery of albatross, 1838; of buildings; of crows, 1822; of herons; of penguins, 1840; of prostitutes, 1851; of rooks, 1725; of sea bears, 1881; of sea elephants, 1860; of seals, 1847; of volcanoes.

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Noun

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rookery - a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)breeding ground - a place where animals breedheronry - a breeding ground for herons; a heron rookery

Translations

rookeriecolonia di corvi