Definitions for heronryˈhɛr ən ri

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

her•on•ryˈhɛr ən ri(n.)(pl.)-ries.

  1. a place where a colony of herons breeds.

    Category: Ornithology

Origin of heronry:

1610–20

Princeton's WordNet

  1. heronry(noun)

    a breeding ground for herons; a heron rookery

Wiktionary

  1. heronry(Noun)

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

Webster Dictionary

  1. Heronry(noun)

    a place where herons breed


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