breeding

  • 21breeding — noun 1) the birds pair for breeding Syn: reproduction, procreation; mating 2) the breeding of laboratory rats Syn: rearing, raising, nurturing 3) her aristocratic breeding Syn …

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  • 22breeding — 1. noun a) The process through which propagation, growth or development occurs. Your dog has had good breeding. b) The act of insemination by natural or artificial means 2. adject …

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  • 23breeding — [[t]bri͟ːdɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT If someone says that a person has breeding, they mean that they think the person is from a good social background and has good manners. → See also breed It s a sign of good breeding to know the names of all your staff …

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  • 24breeding */ — 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… …

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  • 25breeding — /ˈbridɪŋ / (say breeding) noun 1. the act of someone or something that breeds. 2. the rearing of livestock to improve their quality or merit. 3. Horticulture the production of new forms by selection, crossing, and hybridising. 4. nurture;… …

  • 26Breeding — Breed Breed, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Breeding}.] [OE. breden, AS. br[=e]dan to nourish, cherish, keep warm, from br[=o]d brood; akin to D. broeden to brood, OHG. bruoten, G. br[ u]ten. See {Brood}.] 1. To produce as… …

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  • 27breeding — noun Date: 14th century 1. the action or process of bearing or generating 2. ancestry 3. a. archaic education < she had her breeding at my father s charge Shakespeare > b. training in or …

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  • 28breeding — Synonyms and related words: alpha decay, animal husbandry, animal rearing, apprenticeship, atom chipping, atom smashing, atomic disintegration, atomic reaction, atomization, basic training, bee culture, beekeeping, begetting, beta decay,&#8230; …

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  • 29breeding — veisimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Zootechnikos mokslo šaka, tirianti gyvūnų dauginimąsi, jų paveldimų savybių tobulinimą, esamų veislių gerinimą ir naujų veislių, tipų, linijų ir produktyvių bandų kūrimą. atitikmenys …

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  • 30breeding — veisimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Žemės ūkio gyvulių, paukščių, pramoninių žvėrių ir žuvų dauginimas. atitikmenys: angl. breeding; cultivation; rearing vok. Anbau, m; Zücht, f; Zuchtung, f rus. разведение, n …

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