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breed
has definitions from the fields of genetics,biology,zoology,sexuality
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[ noun ] a special lineage
Examples "a breed of Americans" Used in print (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)For_that_matter , the experts themselves are a mixed breed . (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)His rage assumes a religious form ; that_is , on the basis of his own sinfulness and abject wretchedness , Piepsam becomes a prophet who in his ecstasy and in the name of God imprecates doom on Life - not_only the cyclist now , but the audience , the world , as_well : `` all you light-headed breed '' . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)The Skopas people seemed to him of that breed of human_beings whose insularity frees them from tragedy . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)Below these particulars was a series of alpha beta gammas connected by arrows and crosses which denoted the lineage of the breed . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (sexuality) copulate with a female, used esp. of horses
Synonyms Examples "The horse covers the mare" Used in print (San Francisco Chronicle,...)In_addition to urging greater restrictions on aerial spraying , Buchheister called_for support of the Wilderness bill , creation of national seashore parks , including Point_Reyes ; preservation of the wetlands where birds breed ; a pesticides co-ordination act ; stronger water_pollution control programs , and Federal ratification of an international convention to halt pollution of the sea by oil . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
Examples "varieties are frequently recognized in botany" Used in print (Successful Farming, 59:12...)Cows receiving drug may not be officially tested under breed registry testing programs . Related terms animal_group taxonomic_group cultivar pedigree bloodstock species species biology |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 9154
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[ verb ] have young; used of animals; derogatory when used for people
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[ noun ] half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and Indian parents)
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[ verb ] of plants or animals
Examples "She breeds dogs" Related terms |
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