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A breeding ground for herons
Answer for the clue "A breeding ground for herons ", 7 letters:
heronry
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Word definitions for heronry in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Heronry \Her"on*ry\, n. A place where herons breed.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a breeding ground for herons; a heron rookery
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. a breeding woodland for herons. Also known as a heron rookery.
Usage examples of heronry.
The populous heronry in Fresh Pond meadows has wellnigh broken up, but still a pair or two haunt the old home, as the gypsies of Ellangowan their ruined huts, and every evening fly over us riverwards, clearing their throats with a hoarse hawk as they go, and, in cloudy weather.