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Heronry

Heronry \Her"on*ry\, n. A place where herons breed.

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heronry

n. a breeding woodland for herons. Also known as a heron rookery.

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heronry

n. a breeding ground for herons; a heron rookery

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Heronry

A heronry, sometimes called a heron rookery, is a breeding ground for herons.

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.