breeding animal (noun)
1breeding — noun 1 activity of producing plants/animals ADJECTIVE ▪ animal, horse, livestock, plant, etc. ▪ selective ▪ Certain characteristics can be developed through selective breeding …
2breeding — noun (U) 1 the act or process of animals producing babies: breeding season (=the time of the year when an animal has babies) 2 the activity of keeping animals or plants in order to produce new or better types: the breeding of pedigree dogs |… …
3animal husbandry — noun breeding and caring for farm animals • Members of this Topic: ↑calk, ↑stand, ↑breed, ↑cover, ↑yoke, ↑inspan, ↑unyoke, ↑outspan, ↑harness, ↑tack …
4breeding range — noun : the geographic area over which breeding is carried on by individual pairs or breeding populations of a particular kind of animal …
5breeding territory — noun : a part of an animal s home range which is occupied by a family and defended against intruders …
6breeding — breed|ing [ bridıŋ ] noun uncount * 1. ) the process of MATING and producing young animals a ) the activity or business of keeping animals or plants and making them produce new animals or plants: the world leader in cattle breeding technology… …
7breeding */ — UK [ˈbriːdɪŋ] / US [ˈbrɪdɪŋ] noun [uncountable] 1) a) biology the process of mating and producing young animals b) the activity or business of keeping animals or plants and making them produce new animals or plants the world leader in cattle… …
8animal husbandry — /ænəməl ˈhʌzbəndri/ (say anuhmuhl huzbuhndree) noun the practice or science of breeding, feeding, and care of animals, especially on a farm …
9domestic animal — noun any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑domesticated animal • Hypernyms: ↑animal, ↑animate being, ↑beast, ↑brute, ↑creature, ↑ …
10Thoroughbred — For other uses, see Thoroughbred (disambiguation). Thoroughbred Thoroughbred race horse Distinguishing features …
