hatchery
noun
hatch·ery
ˈha-chə-rē 
plural hatcheries
: a place for hatching eggs (as of poultry or fish)
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The hatchery has been asked to raise more fish in recent years following droughts, Clarke explained, through requests from fishing groups and state and federal agencies.
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Chaewon Chung
march 25, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
In a typical situation, TPWD fisheries biologists would have taken the bass to the state-run hatchery, where it would be spawned in captivity so its fry could be stocked in other Texas lakes.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 25 Mar. 2026
Also, be sure to climb aboard the U-505 submarine and see the baby chicks in the hatchery.
—Elena Donovan Mauer, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
The north central Iowa hatchery had about 25,000 pheasants, quail and chukar partridges, the department said in a Wednesday, Jan. 28, news release.
—Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 28 Jan. 2026
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Chaewon Chung
march 25, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
In a typical situation, TPWD fisheries biologists would have taken the bass to the state-run hatchery, where it would be spawned in captivity so its fry could be stocked in other Texas lakes.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 25 Mar. 2026
Also, be sure to climb aboard the U-505 submarine and see the baby chicks in the hatchery.
—Elena Donovan Mauer, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
The north central Iowa hatchery had about 25,000 pheasants, quail and chukar partridges, the department said in a Wednesday, Jan. 28, news release.
—Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Hatchery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchery. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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