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breeding

breeding

3.5
Kept to produce young animals
  • adjective
  • /ˈbridɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reproductor
  • The zoo organized a program to educate visitors about the breeding habits of endangered species.

Examples

  • The farmer built special tanks for his clown fish to create optimal breeding conditions.

  • There's clown fish guys like, and they transform their entire homes to be these like insane breeding facilities.

  • In captivity, the experts ensure that the animals have a proper environment for breeding.

Synonyms

reproductive
vsbreeding
139 4.5

Relating to making new living things like babies or young animals

refers to animals kept expressly for producing offspring under human control

Compounds

breeding-ground
  • UK
6 3.6

A place where things start and grow, often causing trouble like crime or fake news

breeding ground
6 3.4

A place where animals go to mate and raise young or where problems start and grow

breeding season
4 3.3

A time of year when animals mate and have young

dog breeding
1 2.8

Choosing which dogs mate to get puppies with certain qualities

horse breeding
1 2.8

The act of mating adult horses to produce young horses with wanted qualities

ill-breeding
  • Offensive
1 9.8

Rude behavior that shows poor manners because someone was raised badly

cattle breeding
3.5

Raising and mating cows to get animals that give more milk or are healthier

Surface Forms

breeding positive

Morphology

breeding = breed (transparent) = breed + ing

A participial adjective formed from the verb 'breed' indicating animals kept or used for reproduction; meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Breeding as an adjective comes from the verb breed, meaning 'to produce' young. That is why a 'breeding' animal is one kept or used to make offspring or is part of the group that reproduces.