hatchery

English

Etymology

hatch +‎ -ery

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhæt͡ʃəɹi/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

hatchery (plural hatcheries)

A facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions, especially those of fish or poultry.

Related terms

hatcher, hatchlings

Translations

a facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions

Bulgarian: инкубатор (bg) m (inkubator), люпилня (bg) f (ljupilnja)
Czech: líheň f
French: couvoir (fr) m, couveuse artificielle (fr) f, écloserie (fr) f
Greek: εκκολαπτήριο (el) n (ekkolaptírio)
Japanese: 孵化場 (ふかじょう, fukajō)
Polish: wylęgarnia f
Portuguese: chocadeira (pt) f
Tagalog: halimhiman
Turkish: yumurtlatmak (tr)

References

“hatchery”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

thearchy

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