rookery
noun
a breeding place or colony of gregarious birds or animals, as penguins and seals.
rookeries
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pluralof rookery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The sea lion breeding and pupping season is fast approaching at main rookeries such as the Channel Islands, according to Giancarlo Rulli, associate director of public relations for the Marine Mammal Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
The females, they say, may make lots of connections at the rookeries where they congregate to give birth.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 15, 2023
Owner and director of the Anglesey Sea Zoo Frankie Hobro has seen first-hand the impact water scooters have on wildlife, including sea bird colonies, seal rookeries and pods of dolphins and porpoises.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2023
The bulk of these activities take place in rookeries that are often inaccessible to the flightless or boatless.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2022
Perhaps if one less dragonfly had drowned in the Carboniferous swamps, the intelligent organisms on our planet today would have feathers and teach their young in rookeries.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
