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noun a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs)
originEtymology tree English hatch Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English hatchery From hatch (verb) + -ery (suffix denoting a place where an art, craft, or practice is carried out).
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