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breeding place

NOUN
breeding ground
Synonyms


NOUN
hatchery
Synonyms


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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.

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

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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




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