hatchery

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Synonyms: patchery, hatcher, hatchers, butchery, watcher, catcher, hatchet, witchery, hackery, heathery, hitcher

Antonyms: patchery, hatcher, hatchers, butchery, watcher, catcher, hatchet, witchery, hackery, heathery, hitcher

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Noun

1. A ([[commercial#Adjective|commercial]]) [[facility]] where [[egg#Noun|eggs]], especially those of [[fish#Noun|fish]] or [[poultry]], are [[hatch#Verb|hatched]] under [[artificial]] [[condition#Noun|conditions]].
2. {{lb|en|figurative}} A [[place#Noun|place]] where something is [[foster#Verb|fostered]] or [[nurture#Verb|nurtured]]; a [[nursery]].

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