rookery

/ˈrʊkəri/
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Other forms: rookeries

Definitions of rookery
  1. noun
    a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)
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    heronry
    a breeding ground for herons; a heron rookery
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    breeding ground
    a place where animals breed
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