breeding (verb)
1breeding — noun 1 activity of producing plants/animals ADJECTIVE ▪ animal, horse, livestock, plant, etc. ▪ selective ▪ Certain characteristics can be developed through selective breeding …
2blood — /blʌd / (say blud) noun 1. the fluid that circulates in the arteries and veins or principal vascular system of animals, in humans being of a red colour and consisting of a pale yellow plasma containing semisolid corpuscles. 2. body fluids… …
3breed — [c]/brid / (say breed) verb (bred, breeding) –verb (t) 1. to produce (offspring). 2. to procure by the mating of parents; propagate. 3. Horticulture a. to cause to reproduce by controlled pollination. b. to improve by controlled pollination and… …
4inbreed — verb (inbred; breeding) Date: 1599 transitive verb to subject to inbreeding intransitive verb to engage in inbreeding …
5interbreed — verb (interbred; breeding) Date: 1859 intransitive verb to breed together: as a. crossbreed b. to breed within a closed population transitive verb to cause to breed together …
6matriculate — verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Medieval Latin matriculatus, past participle of matriculare, from Late Latin matricula public roll, diminutive of matric , matrix list, from Latin, breeding female Date: 1577 transitive verb to enroll as a member… …
7stand — verb (past and past participle stood) 1》 be in or rise to an upright position, supported by one s feet. ↘move somewhere in an upright position. 2》 place or be situated in a particular position. ↘(especially of a vehicle) remain stationary …
8miscegenate — verb a) to mix or blend b) to mix or blend race in marriage or breeding See Also: miscegenation, antimiscegenation …
9have — verb Have is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑hotel, ↑library, ↑mixture, ↑patient, ↑room, ↑sentence, ↑tape, ↑word Have is used with these nouns as the object: ↑A level, ↑ability, ↑ …
10cross-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 …
