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breeding
[ bree-ding ]
noun
- the producing of offspring.
- the improvement or development of breeds of livestock, as by selective mating and hybridization.
- Horticulture. the production of new forms by selection, crossing, and hybridizing.
- training; nurture:
He is a man of good breeding.
- the result of upbringing or training as shown in behavior and manners; manners, especially good manners:
You can tell when a person has breeding.
- Energy. the production in a nuclear reactor of more fissile material than is consumed.
breeding
/ ˈːɪŋ /
noun
- the process of bearing offspring; reproduction
- the process of producing plants or animals by sexual reproduction
- the result of good training, esp the knowledge of correct social behaviour; refinement
a man of breeding
- a person's line of descent
his breeding was suspect
- physics a process occurring in a nuclear reactor as a result of which more fissionable material is produced than is used up
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·iԲ adjective noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Their conservation breeding program that was established in the 1990s has successfully produced over 100 hatchlings.
I regularly overhear other birders marveling over the flashy warblers in breeding plumage, while overlooking other comparatively less-flashy birds like vireos and sparrows.
On Wednesday, the Colorado-based organization posted a YouTube video of the birds’ annual migratory trek across the ice to their breeding grounds.
"There have been reports of breeding, but we think there is only one male."
Chester Zoo is part of a conservation breeding programme working to safeguard the species across Europe.
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