heronry

[ her-uhn-ree ]

/ ˈhɛr ən ri /

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noun, plural her·on·ries.

a place where a colony of herons breeds.

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Origin of heronry

First recorded in 1610–20; heron + -ry

Words nearby heronry

heroine, heroism, heroize, Hérold, heron, heronry, heron's-bill, Herophilus, hero sandwich, Hero's formula, hero worship

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How to use heronry in a sentence

It seems to me also possible that the family derived their name from being the proprietors of the only Heronry in Guernsey.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith
So intent was Marvel upon the thoughts of the Spalding heronry, that he neglected every thing else.
Tales And Novels, Volume 2 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth
But the chief attraction is the very large rookery and heronry contained on one of the two large wooded islands.
Birds in London|W. H. Hudson
The heronry is probably very old, as in 1834 it was described as ‘long established and very populous.’
Birds in London|W. H. Hudson

The dogs and falcons were to have been put in requisition, and the heronry and the thick covers around beat for game.
William Shakespeare as he lived.|Henry Curling

British Dictionary definitions for heronry

heronry

/ (ˈhɛrənrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

a colony of breeding herons

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