rookery
rookery
(pl. -ies)
(pl. -ies)
- a breeding colony of rooks, typically seen as a collection of nests high in a clump of trees
秃鼻乌鸦群；秃鼻乌鸦结巢处（尤指见于树丛高处的群巢）
■a breeding colony of seabirds (especially penguins), seals, or turtles
（海鸟［尤指企鹅］、海豹或海龟）群；群栖处
■North American term for heronry
(北美)。 同 heronry
■(figurative)a dense collection of housing, especially in a slum area
(喻)（尤指贫民区的）拥挤的住宅群
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