breeding-grounds
Where reproduction happens
Breeding-grounds are places where animals mate and raise their young: The wetlands serve as breeding-grounds for migratory birds.
Figuratively, any environment that fosters the development of something—often something undesirable: Poverty and neglect create breeding-grounds for crime.
Also spelled as one word or two: breeding grounds, breedinggrounds.
Place fostering rapid growth
- seedbedPrepared ground for sprouting
- cradleRocking bed for infants
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- fountainheadOriginal source of something
incubator · nursery · genesis · source · wellspring · epicenter · nexus · flashpoint
Making a dwelling
- spawningReleasing eggs to reproduce
- rookeryCommunal bird nesting site
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
reserve · wetlands · estuary · mangrove · marsh · lagoon · mudflat · coral-reef
Releasing eggs to reproduce
- matingReproductive pairing behavior
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
hatching · fledging · rearing · fertility · procreation · courtship · clutch · egg-laying
Range of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- endemicNative to one area
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- populationAll inhabitants combined
conservation · wildlife · fauna · migration · territorial · range · predator-prey
hotbed
Place fostering rapid growth
- seedbedPrepared ground for sprouting
- cradleRocking bed for infants
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
fountainhead · incubator · nursery · genesis · source · wellspring · epicenter · nexus · flashpoint · hothouse
nesting
Making a dwelling
- spawningReleasing eggs to reproduce
- rookeryCommunal bird nesting site
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
sanctuary · reserve · wetlands · estuary · mangrove · marsh · lagoon · mudflat · coral-reef · seagrass
spawning
Releasing eggs to reproduce
incubation · hatching · fledging · rearing · fertility · procreation · courtship · clutch · egg-laying · gestation
biodiversity
Range of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- endemicNative to one area
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
population · conservation · wildlife · fauna · migration · territorial · range · predator-prey
breeding-groundskilling fields
Sites of mass execution
hunting grounds · slaughterhouse · slaughterhouses · abattoir · death zones
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