heronry

[ her-uh n-ree ]

/ ˈhɛr ən ri /

noun, plural her·on·ries.

a place where a colony of herons breeds.

Nearby words

heroinism, heroism, heroize, heron, heron's-bill, heronry, herophilus, herp derp, herp., herpangina, herpes

Origin of heronry

First recorded in 1610–20; heron + -ry

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Examples from the Web for heronry

There is a heronry in the wood, and pigeons build in the larches.
Poachers and Poaching|John Watson
Another notable reach shows the grounds of Altyre with its heronry.
Bonnie Scotland|A.R. Hope Moncrieff
There is still a heronry at Dawyck, but not, I think, in an "Orch-yard."
Highways and Byways in The Border|Andrew Lang
The herons have just returned to the heronry after an absence of many months.
Poachers and Poaching|John Watson

But I declare I feel hurt that you should have been at the Heronry and not paid us a visit.
Hester, Volume 3 (of 3)|Margaret Oliphant

British Dictionary definitions for heronry

heronry

/ (ˈhɛrənrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

a colony of breeding herons

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