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breed

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breed in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a special type
    "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs"
    breed 
  2. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
    "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"
    breed  strain  stock 
verb
  1. have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
    "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce"
    breed  multiply 
  2. copulate with a female, used especially of horses
    "The horse covers the mare"
    breed  cover 
  3. cause to procreate (animals)
    "She breeds dogs"
    breed 
  4. call forth
    engender  breed  spawn 
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