breed

Noun

breed (plural breeds)

1. All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies eg. a breed of tulip, a breed of animal.
2. A race or lineage.

5 letters in word "breed": B D E E R.

Anagrams of breed:

• brede

Words found within breed:

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• Definitions:
• a special lineage; "a breed of Americans" engender: call forth copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare" 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" half-breed: half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and American Indian parents) cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs" a lineage or race of people have young (animals); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"
• A breed is a domesticated subspecies or infrasubspecies of an animal.
• "Breed" is a song by American grunge band Nirvana, and the fourth track from the band's 1991 breakthrough album Nevermind.
• Breed is the title of two limited series of comic books, each six issues in length, written and drawn by Jim Starlin and published by Malibu Comics under its Bravura imprint. ...
• Breed is a squad-based science-fiction video game developed by Brat Designs and published by CDV Software Entertainment. The game was released in the U.S. in March of 2004 for the PC and Mac.
• Similar to good bloodlines and handling, as in racehorses; the result of soil, grapes and vinification techniques that combine to produce depth and distinctive character in a wine.
• A genetically pure line having similar conformation and able to produce offspring with the same characteristics.
• A race of animals within a species. Animals of the same breed usually have a common origin and similar identifying characteristics.
• A race or special class of domestic rabbits that reproduce distinctive characteristics of fur markings, fur texture, shape, size, and growth. A breed may be subdivided into varieties. Example: Black, Blue, and Tortoise varieties of the Dutch breed.
• Character and complexity, usually refering to high quality.
• according to Michael Broadbent, English wine authority, breed is "a distinctive and distinguished quality stemming from the combination of fine site soil, cépage (grape type), and the skill of the vignernon winemaker)’.
• When animals make young. Breeding season includes the time taken to attract a mate and to reproduce (make new young).
• A stock of animals or plants within a species having a similar appearance and usually produced by deliberate selection.
• Description: A group of animals or plants related by descent from common ancestors and visibly similar in most characteristics. Taxonomically, a species can have numerous breeds. ...
• A group of chickens within a class having a distinctive body shape and the same general features and weight.
• A domestic race of dogs (selected and maintained by humans) with a common gene pool and a characterized appearance and function.
• Animals of like color, body shape and wool grade similar to those of parents.
• A distinct genetic entity. Recognized members of a breed are entered in an official stud book.
• True Purebred chicks that resemble both parents
• A group of cats with related ancestry and similar, defined physical characteristics.
• A population of a species that have distinct characteristics that differentiate them form other populations in that species. Individuals within that population that reproduce with another individual of the population will produce offspring that are recognizable as members of that population. ...
• Term reserved for wines of high quality, from the best grape varieties, often referred to as 'noble grapes'. Wines with elegance and finesse.
• (n) A group of animals descending from a common ancestry and possessing certain common characteristics which distinguish it from any other group. (v) To cause to reproduce, especially by controlled mating and selection. To develop new or improved strains in animals or plants.
• (verb) to mate and produce offspring; (noun) a group of organisms having common ancestors and characteristics that set them apart from others in their species
• Classically breed is defined as a group of animals which has common ancestors, and through selection has developed consistent, distinguishable traits. However defining when a group becomes an actual breed is much more vague.
• The term breed describes horses that have been bred selectively over a period of time and have developed fixed characteristics.
• A group of fowl breeding true to type, carriage and characteristics distinctive
• a strain of animal with identifiable characteristics that distinguish it from other members of its species and which tend to be transferred from generation to generation
• An equine group whose members have been selectively bred for consistent characteristics over a period of time and with pedigrees recorded in a stud book.

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