heronry

[ her-uhn-ree ]

/ ˈhɛr ən ri /

noun, plural her·on·ries.

a place where a colony of herons breeds.

Origin of heronry

First recorded in 1610–20; heron + -ry

Words nearby heronry

heroinism, heroism, heroize, Hérold, heron, heronry, heron's-bill, Herophilus, hero sandwich, Hero's formula, hero worship

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Example sentences from the Web for heronry

There is a heronry in the wood, and pigeons build in the larches.
Poachers and Poaching|John Watson
Another notable reach shows the grounds of Altyre with its heronry.
Bonnie Scotland|A.R. Hope Moncrieff
There is still a heronry at Dawyck, but not, I think, in an "Orch-yard."
Highways and Byways in The Border|Andrew Lang
The herons have just returned to the heronry after an absence of many months.
Poachers and Poaching|John Watson

But I declare I feel hurt that you should have been at the Heronry and not paid us a visit.
Hester, Volume 3 (of 3)|Margaret Oliphant

British Dictionary definitions for heronry

heronry

/ (ˈhɛrənrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

a colony of breeding herons

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单词	heronry
释义	heronry [ her-uhn-ree ] / ˈhɛr ən ri / noun, plural her·on·ries. a place where a colony of herons breeds. Origin of heronry First recorded in 1610–20; heron + -ry Words nearby heronry heroinism, heroism, heroize, Hérold, heron, heronry, heron's-bill, Herophilus, hero sandwich, Hero's formula, hero worship Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for heronry There is a heronry in the wood, and pigeons build in the larches. Poachers and Poaching\|John Watson Another notable reach shows the grounds of Altyre with its heronry. Bonnie Scotland\|A.R. Hope Moncrieff There is still a heronry at Dawyck, but not, I think, in an "Orch-yard." Highways and Byways in The Border\|Andrew Lang The herons have just returned to the heronry after an absence of many months. Poachers and Poaching\|John Watson But I declare I feel hurt that you should have been at the Heronry and not paid us a visit. Hester, Volume 3 (of 3)\|Margaret Oliphant British Dictionary definitions for heronry heronry / (ˈhɛrənrɪ) / noun plural -ries a colony of breeding herons Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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