Subhatchery

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A lesser or subsidiary hatchery.

    "In Oregon a central hatchery at Oregon City, on the Willamette River, has 3 subhatcheries on tributaries of the Columbia in Oregon and Washington, […]"

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"In Oregon a central hatchery at Oregon City, on the Willamette River, has 3 subhatcheries on tributaries of the Columbia in Oregon and Washington, […]"

Etymology

From sub- + hatchery.

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