breed
Nouns
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(n) a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
- he experimented on a particular breed of white rats
- he created a new strain of sheep
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(n) a special type
- Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs
Verbs
- (v) call forth engender, spawn,
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(v) copulate with a female, used especially of horses
- The horse covers the mare
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(v) cause to procreate (animals)
- She breeds dogs
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(v) have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
- pandas rarely breed in captivity
- These bacteria reproduce