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
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
"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
The outside coat of the peritoneum resists germs, but its slippery, serous inner wall offers streptococci an ideal breeding place.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was evidently a favourite breeding place, for the females were there in abundance, and thousands of eggs were to be found.
From The Second String by Gould, Nat
