hatchery








noun, plural hatch·er·ies.

  1. a place for hatching eggs of hens, fish, etc., especially a large, commercial or government site where the young are hatched, cared for, and sold or distributed.

noun plural -eries

  1. a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
n.

1880, from hatch (v.1) + -ery.

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