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perchery

perchery noun: a series of cages, each containing several perches, in which hens are kept for intensive egg production.

Noun

perchery (plural percheries)

  1. A series of cages, each containing several perches, in which hens are kept for intensive egg production.

Forms of perchery

pluralpercheries

Origin of perchery

From perch + -ery.

Questions about perchery

What does perchery mean?
Perchery means a series of cages, each containing several perches, in which hens are kept for intensive egg production.
What part of speech is perchery?
Perchery is a noun.
What is the plural of perchery?
The plural of perchery is percheries.

Words near perchery in the dictionary

  1. percher
  2. percheries
  3. percheron
  4. Percherons
  5. perchers
  6. perchery
  7. perches
  8. perchest
  9. percheth
  10. perching
  11. perching bird

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