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verb
- 1. (of animals) mate and then produce offspring: "toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed" Similar
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" Similar
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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.
A group of organisms having common ancestors and sharing certain traits that are not shared with other members of the same species. Breeds are usually produced by mating selected parents.
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. SKIP TO CONTENT
A group of organisms having common ancestors and certain distinguishable characteristics, especially a group within a species developed by artificial selection and maintained by controlled propagation. 2. A kind; a sort: a new breed of politician; a new breed of computer. 3. Offensive A person of mixed racial descent; a half-breed. Idioms:
8 meanings: 1. to bear (offspring) 2. to bring up; raise 3. to produce or cause to produce by mating; propagate 4. to produce.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of breed verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
BREED meaning: 1 : to keep and take care of animals or plants in order to produce more animals or plants of a particular kind; 2 : to produce young animals, birds, etc. to produce offspring by sexual reproduction
BREED meaning: 1. a type of dog, sheep, pig, etc: 2. a type of person or thing: 3. If animals breed, they…. Learn more.
verb (used without object), bred, breed·ing. to produce offspring: Many animals breed in the spring. to be engendered or produced; grow; develop: Bacteria will not breed in alcohol.