hatchery

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hatch·er·y /ˈhætʃəri/ noun (plural hatcheries) [countable]  TAa place for hatching eggs, especially fish eggs 〔尤指鱼的〕孵化场

Examples from the Corpus

hatchery• He explained that Central Valley rivers and hatcheries have habitat and space, respectively, for 180,000 salmon.• A favorite method, as has been indicated, is the well-publicized promotion of game farms and fish hatcheries.• Fortunately, the fish hatchery is situated between the two locations, so they can be transferred fairly quickly.• Until it was developed, prawn hatcheries would remain at the mercy of factors beyond their control.• Here there is a government trout hatchery where you can see the fish in all their stages of growth.

hatch·er·y nounChineseSyllable  

eggs, fish place a Corpus hatching especially for eggs

hatchery
hatch‧er‧y /ˈhætʃəri/ noun (plural hatcheries) [countable]
a place for hatching eggs, especially fish eggs

hatch·eryBrE /ˈhætʃəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhætʃəri/ 🔊 noun (

plural

hatch·eries) a place for hatching eggs as part of a business 孵化处；孵化场◆a trout hatchery鳟鱼孵化场