rookery
rookery
Definition
rook·ery (ro̵ok′ər ē)
noun pl. -·er·ies
- a breeding place or colony of rooks
- a breeding place or colony of other gregarious birds or animals, as penguins or seals
- Now Rare a crowded tenement house or tenement district; esp., a slum
rookery
Synonyms
rookery
n.
rookery
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- penguin: This was quite a large rookery of penguins which allowed very close approach.
- chinstrap: Here there are Weddell and elephant seals, skuas, giant petrels, Antarctic terns and rookeries of chinstrap, gentoo and macaroni penguins.
Converse of object
- visit: Possibly visit vast penguin rookeries, land on beaches ruled by Antarctic fur seals or observe wallowing southern elephant seals.
- find: To square feetthe percentage will find the rookery that who at the.
- have: Graptolite Island now has a giant rookery - mainly Adelie Penguins.
- establish: Gentoo Penguins have established a rookery and a busy penguin highway here.
- see: During the voyage, expect to see enormous rookeries of Gentoo, Chinstrap and Adélie Penguins.
Preposition: in
- world: We'll hope to get ashore at Salisbury Plain, home to perhaps the largest king penguin rookery in the world.
Adjective modifier
- massive: These 20 islands are home to five seal species, massive penguin rookeries as well as a wealth of seabirds from albatross to skuas.
- huge: Here also, at Salisbury Plain, is a huge rookery of magnificent king penguins.
- large: We'll hope to get ashore at Salisbury Plain, home to perhaps the largest king penguin rookery in the world.
- enormous: We will visit enormous penguin rookeries, land on beaches ruled by Antarctic fur seals and observe southern elephant seals wallowing in mud pools.
- vast: Possibly visit vast penguin rookeries, land on beaches ruled by Antarctic fur seals or observe wallowing southern elephant seals.
- near: The nearest rookery is a small group of seals in Chichester harbor which are occasionally seen around Selsey ( Seal Island ).
Noun used with modifier
- penguin: We'll hope to get ashore at Salisbury Plain, home to perhaps the largest king penguin rookery in the world.
- king: We'll hope to get ashore at Salisbury Plain, home to perhaps the largest king penguin rookery in the world.
- turtle: This is the largest and most accessible turtle rookery in the southern hemisphere.
- heron: The heron rookery at nearby Smith Oaks offers intimate looks at nesting Roseate Spoonbill, Tricolored Heron and Snowy and Great Egrets.
- sea: Salmon carry abscesses and tumors, the herring never returned, and the sea lion rookery at Montague Island remains silent and empty.
Browse dictionary entries near rookery
- rook
- rooftree
- rooftop
- roofline
- roofing
- roofer
- roof garden
- roof
- rood screen
- rood
- rookie
- rooky
- room
- room and board
- room clerk
- room temperature
- roomer
- roomette
- roomful
- roomie
