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- DictionaryBreed/brēd/
verb
- 1. (of animals) mate and then produce offspring: "toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed"
noun
- 1. a stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection: "the big continental breeds are eagerly being imported by British farmers"
The meaning of BREED is to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation. How to use breed in a sentence.
BREED definition: 1. to keep animals for the purpose of producing young animals in a controlled way: 2. (of animals…. Learn more.
noun. Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans. lineage; stock; strain: She comes from a fine breed of people. Synonyms: line, pedigree, family. sort; kind; group: Scholars are a quiet breed.
To breed is to have babies, whether you’re a human or a hermit crab. A breed is also a specific type of a domesticated species, like a poodle or Great Dane.
Synonyms for BREED: type, kind, genre, stripe, sort, variety, species, nature; Antonyms of BREED: abuse, mistreat, ignore, maltreat, neglect, harm, ill-treat, hurt.
A breed is a specific group of domestic animals having homogeneous appearance ( phenotype ), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species. In literature, there exist several slightly deviating definitions. [2]
Definition of breed verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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