Breed Synonyms and Antonyms
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Synonyms for Breed
To produce a copy, imitation, or representation of:
A group of organisms having many characteristics in common and ranking below a genus. Organisms that reproduce sexually and belong to the same species interbreed and produce fertile offspring. Species names are usually written lower case and in italics, as rex in Tyrannosaurus rex.
To grow or breed (animals or plants)
To be the biological father of a child.
(Biochemistry) to combine complementary subunits of multiple biological macromolecules
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To create or propagate (an organism) from a clone cell:
(Biology) The science of improving stock, whether human or animal.
Something obtained by extracting; an extract.
The science of altering and cloning genes to produce a new trait in an organism or to make a biological substance, such as a protein or hormone. Genetic engineering mainly involves the creation of recombinant DNA, which is then inserted into the genetic material of a cell or virus.
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A person of mixed racial ancestry, especially of mixed European and Native American ancestry.
metis
Alternative spelling of Metis.
An animal or plant resulting from various interbreedings, especially a dog of mixed or undetermined breed.
The background or origin of a person or thing, esp. as a mark of prestige or distinction
pullulation
A teeming, swarming, or multiplying.
The definition of a sort is a particular kind of person, attitude or action that has a distinctive feature or characteristic.
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To produce (offspring) by sexual reproduction. Used especially of a man.
conceive and bear
To bring into being; bring about; cause; produce
To generate is defined as to produce, create or cause to be.
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To apportion by lots; allot.
Multiply is defined as to cause to increase in number or degree.
To raise or educate (a child, for example).
To come into being; begin; start
To produce offspring; reproduce.
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To provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to supply.
Dryden
To prepare physically, as with a regimen:
To assign to a category.
To become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; grow
To increase in number or spread rapidly.
(Figuratively) To give rise to.
To bring forth young; develop embryos
To arrange or agree to:
To cause to come into existence; originate.
To bring forth or be the source of (esp. something regarded with contempt and produced in great numbers)
A stroke of fortune or fate; a lot.
Sort, kind, or variety
A longitudinal strip projecting from an object to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in another object and thereby prevent displacement sideways but permit motion lengthwise; a spline.
A way or method in which something is done or happens; mode or fashion of procedure
An identifying or characterizing mark or impression:
The definition of a stripe is a long thin line that is somehow different from what is on either side of it.
A party, faction, or group holding to a particular set of ideas or beliefs.
(Intransitive, with to, of viviparous animals) To become the female parent of.
To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
To cause to grow; raise:
To seek to develop familiarity with; give one's attention to; pursue
To make available and effective to fulfill a particular end or need:
A kind or sort:
A group of persons living under a religious rule:
Antonyms for Breed
not produce
generate, bring into being
Words Related to Breed
The subject material taught to or studied by such a group:
A large group of sentient beings distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage (compare species, subspecies).
To create by physical or mental effort:
To transmit (hereditary characteristics) by reproduction
The definition of begin means to start or come into being.
To be the cause of; bring about; make happen; effect, induce, produce, compel, etc.
To be the biological father of
The process by which cells and organisms produce other cells and organisms of the same kind. &diamf3; The reproduction of organisms by the union of male and female reproductive cells (gametes) is called sexual reproduction. Many unicellular and most multicellular organisms reproduce sexually. &diamf3; Reproduction in which offspring are produced by a single parent, without the union of reproductive cells, is called asexual reproduction. The fission (splitting) of bacterial cells and the cells of multicellular organisms by mitosis is a form of asexual reproduction, as is the budding of yeast cells and the generation of clones by runners in plants. Many plants and fungi are capable of reproducing both sexually and asexually, as are some animals, such as sponges and aphids.
pure-bred
cross-breed
semi-feral
simmental
Bazadaise
short-coated
(Chemistry) A functional entity consisting of certain atoms whose presence provides a certain property to a molecule, such as the methyl group.
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