breed (noun)
41full breed — /fʊl ˈbrid/ (say fool breed) adjective, noun → purebred …
42cross|breed|ing — «KRS BREE dihng, KROS », noun. breeding by mixing kinds, breeds, or races: »It s a boon to biologists, who hope crossbreeding will do for trees what it s already achieved for corn and livestock (Wall Street Journal) …
43in|breed|ing — «IHN BREE dihng», noun. 1. breeding from closely related persons, animals, or plants, so as to preserve desired or eliminate undesired characteristics. 2. Figurative. exclusiveness; cliquishness: »There is less encouragement to political… …
44mouth|breed|er — «MOWTH BREE duhr», noun. any one of various small fishes that hold their eggs and their hatched young in their mouths …
45out|breed|ing — «OWT BREE dihng», noun. a breeding from individuals or stocks that are not closely related …
46half-breed — 1. noun A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage. 2. adjective having one purebred parent; hybrid …
47cross-breed — verb produce (an animal or plant) by mating or hybridizing two different species, breeds, or varieties. noun an animal or plant produced by cross breeding …
48half-breed — I noun an offensive term for an offspring of parents of different races (especially of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry) (Freq. 4) • Usage Domain: ↑disparagement, ↑depreciation, ↑derogation • Hypernyms: ↑half caste …
49in·breed·ing — /ˈınˈbriːdıŋ/ noun [noncount] : a process by which animals, plants, or people are born from or produced by closely related parents genetic defects caused by inbreeding …
50Great Dane — noun very large powerful smooth coated breed of dog • Hypernyms: ↑working dog * * * noun 1. usually capitalized G&D : a breed of smooth coated dogs that is believed to have originated in Germany several centuries ago, that is of massive size,… …
