hatchery
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hatchery
- /ˈhæt͡ʃəɹi/ UK
- /ˈhæt͡ʃɹi/ UK
- /ˈhæt͡ʃəɹi/ US
Where it comes from
From hatch (verb) + -ery (suffix denoting a place where an art, craft, or practice is carried out).
noun hatcheries
- A (commercial) facility where eggs, especially those of fish or poultry, are hatched under artificial conditions. [A]s the interior of the hatchery was necessarily gloomy and dingy, otherwise it could not have answered its objects, a hole was pierced through the wall, large enough to place an egg in; and through this orifice it was examined [to see if the chicken egg was fertilized], with the aid of the sun-bla
- A place where something is fostered or nurtured; a nursery. [T]he TVA [Tennessee Valley Authority] is itself a hatchery of public enterprise, as in the disposal of electric power it is required by statute to give preference to States, counties, municipalities, and non-profit co-operative associations.
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noun (commercial) facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
| Español | criadero |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 孵化場 fukajō |
| Português | chocadeira, incubadora |
| Français | alevinier, couveuse artificielle, couvoir, écloserie |
| Deutsch | Brutapparat, Brutplatz, Brutstätte |
| Ελληνικά | εκκολαπτήριο ekkolaptírio |
| Русский | инкубато́рий inkubatórij |
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title = {hatchery},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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