hatchery

Noun

Meaning

A house for hatching fish, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

conservatory rookery den cage birthplace pond nursery cradle hotbed hatcher incubator breeding ground brooder corf aquaculture
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Antonyms

wasteland barren desert barren wasteland arid wasteland bare wasteland bleak wasteland
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Hypernyms

place property

Related terms

hatcher hatchlings

Phrases with the word

hatchery-reared

Anagrams

thearchy

Examples

Overtime, hatchery fish tend to show signs of domestication and these traits adapted to the hatchery environment can make it more difficult to survive in the wild. Norm Dicks

We are also working on the restoration of salmon runs, and we are doing a new process of mass marking with these fish so we can tell the wild fish from the hatchery fish. Norm Dicks

the park authorities operated a trout hatchery Source: Internet

‘At the fundamental level, if you can understand the hormonal control mechanisms of reproduction and how environmental factors are driving these, you can tailor culture conditions to optimise reproductive success in a hatchery. Source: Internet

Many native lake trout populations have been severely damaged through the combined effects of hatchery stocking (planting) and over harvest. Source: Internet

At the other extreme are springs at Hot Creek Fish Hatchery which contain a small component (2–5%) of thermal water that raises water temperatures about convert higher than background temperatures. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hatchelling Hatchepsut hatcher hatchery-reared hatcheryman hatchet