rookery
Americannoun
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a breeding place or colony of gregarious birds or animals, as penguins and seals.
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a colony of rooks.
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a place where rooks congregate to breed.
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a crowded tenement house.
noun
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a group of nesting rooks
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a clump of trees containing rooks' nests
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a breeding ground or communal living area of certain other species of gregarious birds or mammals, esp penguins or seals
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a colony of any such creatures
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archaic an overcrowded slum tenement building or area of housing
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Animal lovers will likely want to make a stop at Piedras Blancas Rookery, which claims to be the world’s only elephant seal rookery that is free and open to the public 365 days a year.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2022
Dan Wallis, who runs Rookery Farms in Newbury, Berkshire, said he made the decision this week to sow spring wheat on land that was not due to be planted on until next autumn.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2022
Extra attraction: Travel about 10 miles south to the Rookery Building, which Burnham and Root designed in 1888.
From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2019
The two curious penguins in the video filmed themselves at the Auster Rookery, a penguin colony near the Australian Mawson research station.
From The Verge • Mar. 10, 2018
They moved next to the top floor of the Rookery.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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