breed
Noun
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is a type of:
- 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
subtypes:- bloodstock - thoroughbred horses (collectively)
- pedigree - line of descent of a purebred animal
belongs to: species - (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed -
is a type of: type - a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
Verb
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referred to in: animal husbandry - breeding and caring for farm animalssame as: cover
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subtypes:
- mongrelise, mongrelize - cause to become a mongrel
- cross, crossbreed, hybridise, hybridize, interbreed - breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
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is a type of: multiply, procreate, reproduce - have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plantsubtypes: pullulate - breed freely and abundantlysame as: multiply
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