BREEDS

/bɹiːdz/

Scrabble

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B(3) R(1) E(1) E(1) D(2) S(1)

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Definition

/bɹiːdz/

noun

All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies.
“a breed of animal”
A race or lineage; offspring or issue.
A group of people with shared characteristics.
“People who were taught classical Greek and Latin at school are a dying breed.”

verb

To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
To give birth to; to be the native place of.
“a pond breeds fish; a northern country breeds stout men”
Of animals, to mate.
To keep animals and have them reproduce in a way that improves the next generation’s qualities.
To arrange the mating of specific animals.
“She wanted to breed her cow to the neighbor's registered bull.”