Roosting

Synonyms for "roosting" (9 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)

Strong matches (3)

Verb(1 words)
Noun(2 words)

Related words (4)

Noun(3 words)
Verb(1 words)

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4 entries
behaviorbehavioral stateecologysite

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9 entries
cave roostingcavity roostingcliff roostingledge roostroosting postureroosting sitetree roosttree roostingurban roosting

Collocations

7 entries
communal roostingnocturnal roostingroosting behaviorroosting birdsroosting ecologyroosting periodroosting site

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

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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.

Source: tatoeba (6604344)

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

Source: wiktionary

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