hatchery
noun
hatch·ery
ˈha-chə-rē 
plural hatcheries
: a place for hatching eggs (as of poultry or fish)
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This hatchery stocked 98 inland and Great Lakes sites.
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The data gathered will be shared with the hatchery teams, used in reports and coordinate fish health drugs with vets and federal programs.
—Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2025
Away from the sea, hatcheries across California observed juvenile salmon swimming in corkscrew patterns.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Players will need certain eggs and a special structure called a hatchery.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The data gathered will be shared with the hatchery teams, used in reports and coordinate fish health drugs with vets and federal programs.
—Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2025
Away from the sea, hatcheries across California observed juvenile salmon swimming in corkscrew patterns.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Players will need certain eggs and a special structure called a hatchery.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hatchery
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“Hatchery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchery. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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