Roosting

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The place or period where a creature roosts.

    "Several years ago starlings took over the residential sections for their nightly roostings during the Summer months."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of roost form-of, gerund, participle, present

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perchabideaccommodationsalightanchoraviary

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"Threats to marine bird populations worldwide include competition for food with fisheries; entanglement in fishing gear; ingestion of marine debris and disturbance of roosting and breeding birds by watercraft, aircraft, humans and introduced species (especially cats, rats and foxes), environmental pollution and oil spills."

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