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heronry

heronry noun: a breeding woodland for herons; a heron rookery.

heronry: a breeding woodland for herons; a heron rookery
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Noun

heronry (plural heronries)

  1. A breeding woodland for herons; a heron rookery.

Forms of heronry

pluralheronries

Origin of heronry

From heron + -ry.

Questions about heronry

What does heronry mean?
Heronry means a breeding woodland for herons; a heron rookery.
What part of speech is heronry?
Heronry is a noun.
What is the plural of heronry?
The plural of heronry is heronries.

Words near heronry in the dictionary

  1. Herongate
  2. Herongate and Ingrave
  3. Heronian
  4. heronlike
  5. heronries
  6. heronry
  7. herons
  8. Herons Creek
  9. heronsbill
  10. heronsbills
  11. heronsew

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