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We have found lemma(root) word of breeds : breed.
Definitions
[briːd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of animals) mate and then produce offspring
(e.g: toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed)
Phrases:
- a breed apart
- a dying breed
Origin
:
Old English brēdan ‘produce (offspring), bear (a child)’, of Germanic origin; related to German brüten, also to brood
[briːd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection
(e.g: the big continental breeds are eagerly being imported by British farmers)
Phrases:
- a breed apart
- a dying breed
Origin
:
Old English brēdan ‘produce (offspring), bear (a child)’, of Germanic origin; related to German brüten, also to brood
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