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Nouns
(n)
breed
,
strain
,
stock
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”
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(n)
breed
a special type
“Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs”
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Verbs
(v)
engender
,
breed
,
spawn
call forth
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(v)
breed
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cover
copulate with a female, used especially of horses
“The horse covers the mare”
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(v)
breed
cause to procreate (animals)
“She breeds dogs”
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(v)
breed
,
multiply
have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
“pandas rarely breed in captivity”
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