| breed | | |
| n. (group) | 1. breed, stock, strain | 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" |
| ~ animal group | a group of animals. |
| ~ variety | (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics.; "varieties are frequently recognized in botany" |
| ~ bloodstock | thoroughbred horses (collectively). |
| ~ pedigree | line of descent of a purebred animal. |
| ~ species | (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. breed | a special type.; "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs" |
| ~ type | a subdivision of a particular kind of thing.; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?" |
| v. (creation) | 3. breed, engender, spawn | call forth. |
| ~ cause, do, make | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" |
| v. (contact) | 4. breed, cover | copulate with a female, used especially of horses.; "The horse covers the mare" |
| ~ animal husbandry | breeding and caring for farm animals. |
| ~ incubate, brood, hatch, cover | sit on (eggs).; "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" |
| ~ copulate, mate, couple, pair | engage in sexual intercourse.; "Birds mate in the Spring" |
| v. (contact) | 5. breed | cause to procreate (animals).; "She breeds dogs" |
| ~ mongrelise, mongrelize | cause to become a mongrel.; "mongrelized dogs" |
| ~ crossbreed, hybridise, hybridize, interbreed, cross | breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties.; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" |
| ~ produce, create, make | create or manufacture a man-made product.; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" |
| v. (body) | 6. breed, multiply | have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms).; "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce" |
| ~ procreate, reproduce, multiply | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant.; "The Bible tells people to procreate" |
| ~ pullulate | breed freely and abundantly. |
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