breeding place
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The area is a breeding place for the prothonotary warbler and habitat for dragonflies and damselflies.
From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2016
"A breeding place for candidates," Joe had remarked at the time, thinking of professors; and sure enough, Wellesley had produced a candidate, although not a professor.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wall Street, he bellowed, was the hotbed and breeding place of the worst form of gambling that ever cursed the country.
From Time Magazine Archive
We have six inches of water on the roof, to keep the building cool�and how do we prevent this water from becoming a breeding place for mosquitoes?
From Time Magazine Archive
Open water barrels and water tanks prove a fruitful breeding place for these insects, and should be abolished.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm
