What does Rookery mean?
Definitions for Rookery
ˈrʊk ə rirook·e·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
rookerynoun
a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)
Wiktionary
rookerynoun
A colony of breeding birds or other animals.
rookerynoun
A crowded tenement.
rookerynoun
a place where criminals congregate, often an area of a town or city.
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Wikipedia
Rookery
A rookery is a colony of breeding animals, generally gregarious birds.Coming from the nesting habits of rooks, the term is used for corvids and the breeding grounds of colony-forming seabirds, marine mammals (true seals and sea lions), and even some turtles. Rooks (northern-European and central-Asian members of the crow family) have multiple nests in prominent colonies at the tops of trees. Paleontological evidence points to the existence of rookery-like colonies in the pterosaur Pterodaustro.The term rookery was also borrowed as a name for dense slum housing in nineteenth-century cities, especially in London.
Webster Dictionary
Rookerynoun
the breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves
Rookerynoun
a breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons, penguins, etc
Rookerynoun
the breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur seals
Rookerynoun
a dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings
Rookerynoun
a brothel
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Rookery
A rookery is a colony of breeding animals, generally birds. A rook is a Northern European and Central Asian member of the crow family, which nest in prominent colonies at the tops of trees. The term is applied to the nesting place of birds, such as crows and rooks, the source of the term. The breeding grounds of colony forming seabirds and marine mammals and even some turtles are also referred to as rookeries. The term rookery was also borrowed as a name for dense slum housing in nineteenth-century cities, and especially London. Paleological evidence points to the existence of a pterodaustro rookery.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Rookery in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Rookery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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