Rookery

Synonyms for "rookery" (32 found)

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Closest matches (7)

augean stablesbirthplacebreeding placebroodercradle
Noun(2 words)
bird colonybreeding site

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Related words (16)

Noun(4 words)
nesting colonyshabby neighborhoodslumtenement district

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More general

6 entries
bird colonybreeding groundcolonyhabitatneighborhoodurban area

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4 entries
nesting siterook nestshantytowntenement block

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Located at the northern end of the Ten Thousand Islands on the gulf coast of Florida, the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve represents one of the few remaining undisturbed mangrove estuaries in North America.

Source: tatoeba (6675753)

Parties of penguins from Cape Royds rookery frequently landed here, and almost invariably the first thing they did on seeing our tents, was at once to walk up the slope and inspect these, walking all round them, and often staying to doze by them for hours.

Source: tatoeba (11612261)

It was a rookery which had never been raided by the hunters, and in consequence the seals were mild-tempered and at the same time unafraid.

Source: wiktionary

In winter rooks roost together in large numbers, and the roost may or may not be a rookery, but almost daily the local residents pay visits to the nesting trees, and about this time often begin playing at nest-building.

Source: wiktionary

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