rookery
pronunciation
How to pronounce rookery in British English:
UK [ˈrʊkəri]
How to pronounce rookery in American English:
US ['rʊkərɪ]
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- Noun:
- a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)
Word Origin
- rookery (n.)
- "colony of rooks," 1725, from rook (n.1) + -ery.
Example
- 1. In the present rookery there were odd things .
- 2. My mother and I lived in rookery cottage , along with our servant . Peggotty .
- 3. The fascinated penguins approached mr schultz each day as he hiked from a helicopter base camp to the main emperor rookery .
- 4. A breeding ground for herons ; a heron rookery .
- 5. Rookery : the breeding ground of certain other birds or animals , such as penguins and seals .