Definition

1. Noun:
   • A facility for hatching eggs: A hatchery is a place where eggs, especially those of fish or poultry, are hatched under controlled, artificial conditions.
   • A site for breeding and early growth: It refers to an establishment designed for the incubation of eggs and the rearing of the young until they are viable.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The conservation program relies on a salmon hatchery to replenish the river's population.
  • We visited a chicken hatchery to see the newly hatched chicks.

Advanced Usage

• "Operate/manage a hatchery": To run or be in charge of a hatchery facility.
  • The state wildlife department manages a hatchery for endangered turtle species.
• "Hatchery-reared": (Adjective) Describing animals bred and raised in a hatchery.
  • Hatchery-reared fish are often released into the wild to support fisheries.

Variants and Related Words

• Hatch (verb): To emerge from an egg; to cause an egg to break open so a young animal can emerge.
  • The eggs will hatch in approximately 21 days.
• Hatcher (noun): A person or device that hatches eggs.
• Hatchling (noun): A newly hatched young animal.

Synonyms

• Incubator: A device or place providing controlled conditions for hatching eggs or growing microorganisms. (Note: An incubator is often a piece of equipment a hatchery.)
• Rearing facility: A broader term for a place where young animals are raised.

Related Phrases

• Fish hatchery: A specific type of hatchery for aquatic species.
  • The fish hatchery plays a crucial role in aquaculture.
• Poultry hatchery: A hatchery specializing in birds such as chickens or turkeys.

Noun

1. a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs)
   • the park authorities operated a trout hatchery