rookery

[ rook-uh-ree ]

/ ˈrʊk ə ri /

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noun, plural rook·er·ies.

a breeding place or colony of gregarious birds or animals, as penguins and seals.

a colony of rooks.

a place where rooks congregate to breed.

a crowded tenement house.

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Origin of rookery

First recorded in 1715–25; rook¹ + -ery

Words nearby rookery

rooftree, rooibos tea, rooikat, rooinek, rook, rookery, rookie, rooky, room, room and board, room-and-pillar

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How to use rookery in a sentence

In my book I call them “Ghost Rookeries”—there are so many empty rookeries.
The Greening of Antarctica - Issue 90: Something Green|Marissa Grunes|October 7, 2020|Nautilus
The polished wood-paneled Rookery Hotel calls itself “Soho in the East” and frankly, that undersells it.
Gal With a Suitcase|Jolie Hunt|November 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He had watched such streaming companies start forth from the old rookery, ever since his boyhood.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird
Those that have to stay on the rookery lie flat on their back and fan themselves.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries|Francis Rolt-Wheeler

The whole gathering is called a 'rookery,' though there are no rooks or other birds around.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries|Francis Rolt-Wheeler
The bachelors, which are young male seals five years old and under, leave the rookery alone.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries|Francis Rolt-Wheeler
There isn't a sea-catch on the rookery that hasn't had from ten to twenty fights already this year.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries|Francis Rolt-Wheeler

British Dictionary definitions for rookery

rookery

/ (ˈrʊkərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

a group of nesting rooks

a clump of trees containing rooks' nests

a breeding ground or communal living area of certain other species of gregarious birds or mammals, esp penguins or seals
a colony of any such creatures

archaic an overcrowded slum tenement building or area of housing

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Scientific definitions for rookery

rookery

[ ruk′ə-rē ]

A place where certain birds or animals, such as crows, penguins, and seals, gather to breed.

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