Breed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

a special type

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːmnəsᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈiːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈiːd/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːmnəsᵻz/.

Examples

he experimented on a particular breed of white rats
he created a new strain of sheep
Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

strain engender spawn cover stock multiply

Parts of Speech

noun	a special variety of domesticated animals within a species “he experimented on a particular breed of white rats”
noun	a special type “Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs”
verb	call forth
verb	copulate with a female, used especially of horses “The horse covers the mare”
verb	cause to procreate (animals) “She breeds dogs”
verb	have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) “pandas rarely breed in captivity”

Word Forms

breed	verb	cause to procreate (animals)
stock	verb	supply with livestock
breed	noun	a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
breeder	noun	a person who breeds animals
breeding	noun	the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
multiplication	noun	the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

züchten

eine besondere Art domestizierter Tiere innerhalb einer Art

🇫🇷French

race

une variété particulière d'animaux domestiques au sein d'une espèce

🇪🇸Spanish

criar

una variedad especial de animales domesticados dentro de una especie

🇮🇹Italian

razza

una particolare varietà di animali domestici all’interno di una specie

🇳🇱Dutch

ras

een bijzondere verscheidenheid aan gedomesticeerde dieren binnen een soort

🇵🇹Portuguese

raça

uma variedade especial de animais domesticados dentro de uma espécie

🇷🇺Russian

порода

особая разновидность домашних животных внутри вида

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नस्ल

एक प्रजाति के भीतर पालतू जानवरों की एक विशेष किस्म

🇧🇩Bengali

বংশবৃদ্ধি

একটি প্রজাতির মধ্যে গৃহপালিত প্রাণীদের একটি বিশেষ বৈচিত্র্য

🇮🇳Tamil

இனம்

ஒரு இனத்திற்குள் வளர்க்கப்பட்ட விலங்குகளின் சிறப்பு வகை

🇮🇳Telugu

జాతి

ఒక జాతిలోని పెంపుడు జంతువుల ప్రత్యేక రకం

🇮🇳Marathi

जाती

एका प्रजातीतील पाळीव प्राण्यांची एक विशेष विविधता

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાતિ

એક પ્રજાતિમાં પાળેલા પ્રાણીઓની વિશિષ્ટ વિવિધતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಳಿ

ಒಂದು ಜಾತಿಯೊಳಗೆ ಸಾಕುಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ವಿಶೇಷ ವಿಧ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇനം

ഒരു സ്പീഷിസിനുള്ളിലെ വളർത്തുമൃഗങ്ങളുടെ ഒരു പ്രത്യേക ഇനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਸਲ

ਇੱਕ ਸਪੀਸੀਜ਼ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਪਾਲਤੂ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਕਿਸਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

نسل

ایک نوع کے اندر پالتو جانوروں کی ایک خاص قسم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

品种

一个物种内的特殊种类的驯养动物

🇯🇵Japanese

繁殖

ある種内の特殊な種類の家畜

🇰🇷Korean

새끼를 낳다

한 종 내에서 사육되는 특별한 종류의 동물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giống

nhiều loại động vật được thuần hóa đặc biệt trong một loài

🇹🇭Thai

พันธุ์

สัตว์เลี้ยงในบ้านชนิดพิเศษหลายชนิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

keturunan

variasi khusus hewan peliharaan dalam suatu spesies

🇵🇭Filipino

lahi

isang espesyal na pagkakaiba-iba ng mga alagang hayop sa loob ng isang species

🇲🇾Malay

baka

kepelbagaian istimewa haiwan peliharaan dalam spesies

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تكاثر

مجموعة خاصة من الحيوانات المستأنسة ضمن النوع الواحد

🇮🇷Persian

نژاد

انواع خاصی از حیوانات اهلی در یک گونه

🇹🇷Turkish

yavrulamak

bir tür içindeki evcilleştirilmiş hayvanların özel bir çeşidi

🇮🇱Hebrew

גֶזַע

מגוון מיוחד של בעלי חיים מבויתים בתוך מין

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