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
The weedy patches of this sea are believed to be the breeding place of eels, which spread thence to the shores of neighboring continents.
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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?
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Augusto Francale, an amiable, middle-aged bachelor practicing law in Monte Calvario�a slum known in Naples as "the natural breeding place of evil"�recently organized a league to write a divorce law for the new Republic.
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Finally, a report was prepared, together with a map on which was located every natural breeding place.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm