rookery

Definition of Rookery in English :

1. rookery

a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rookery

noun plural -eries

1.

a group of nesting rooks

2.

a clump of trees containing rooks' nests

3.

a.

a breeding ground or communal living area of certain other species of gregarious birds or mammals, esp penguins or seals

b.

a colony of any such creatures

4. archaic

an overcrowded slum tenement building or area of housing

nounWord forms: plural ˈrookeries

1.

a breeding place or colony of rooks

2.

a breeding place or colony of other gregarious birds or animals, as penguins or seals

3. Rare

a crowded tenement house or tenement district; esp., a slum

n. pl. rook·er·ies

1.

a. A place where large numbers of rooks or certain seabirds or marine animals, such as penguins or seals, nest or breed.

b. A colony of such animals.

2. Informal A crowded and dilapidated tenement or area.