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hatchery
(redirected from hatcheries)

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hatch·er·y  (hch-r)
n. pl. hatch·er·ies
A place where eggs, especially those of fish or poultry, are hatched.

hatchery [ˈhætʃərɪ]
n pl -eries
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hatcheryhatchery - a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs); "the park authorities operated a trout hatchery"
place, property - any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
Translations
hatchery [ˈhætʃərɪ] Ncriadero m, vivero m
hatchery [ˈhætʃəri] ncouvoir m
hatchery
nBrutplatz mor -stätte f


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Last fiscal year, state hatcheries raised and planted about 12 million trout, state records show.
After retrofitting the vessel with the necessary equipment, including eight water tanks, to handle fish from three federal hatcheries, the Service gave her a new name derived from a Native American word meaning lake trout.
Salmon hatcheries can deplete wild stocks" (SN: 6/2/01, p.
 
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