Definition of breed

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Breed (n.) A race or variety of men or other animals (or of plants), perpetuating its special or distinctive characteristics by inheritance..

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Chigre :: Chigre (n.) A species of flea (Pulex penetrans), common in the West Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human body, and burrowing beneath the skin produces great irritation. When the female is allowed to remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are sometimes dangerous. See Jigger..
Dandie :: Dandie (n.) One of a breed of small terriers; -- called also Dandie Dinmont.
Dorking Fowl :: Dorking fowl () One of a breed of large-bodied domestic fowls, having five toes, or the hind toe double. There are several strains, as the white, gray, and silver-gray. They are highly esteemed for the table..
Twinner :: Twinner (n.) One who gives birth to twins; a breeder of twins.
Collie :: Collie (n.) The Scotch shepherd dog. There are two breeds, the rough-haired and smooth-haired. It is remarkable for its intelligence, displayed especially in caring for flocks..
Breeding :: Breeding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bree.
Inbreed :: Inbreed (v. t.) To produce or generate within.
Migrate :: Migrate (v. i.) To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds..
Genteel :: Genteel (a.) Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavior; adapted to a refined or cultivated taste; polite; well-bred; as, genteel company, manners, address..
Breed :: Breed (v. i.) To have birth; to be produced or multiplied.
Dysgenesic :: Dysgenesic (a.) Not procreating or breeding freely; as, one race may be dysgenesic with respect to another..
Warren :: Warren (n.) A piece of ground for the breeding of rabbits.
Gentry :: Gentry (a.) People of education and good breeding; in England, in a restricted sense, those between the nobility and the yeomanry..
Blood :: Blood (n.) Descent from parents of recognized breed; excellence or purity of breed.
Turnspit :: Turnspit (n.) A small breed of dogs having a long body and short crooked legs. These dogs were formerly much used for turning a spit on which meat was roasting.
Breed :: Breed (n.) Class; sort; kind; -- of men, things, or qualities..
Subbronchial :: Subbreed (n.) A race or strain differing in certain characters from the parent breed; an incipient breed.
Rookery :: Rookery (n.) The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves..
Breeding :: Breeding (n.) Deportment or behavior in the external offices and decorums of social life; manners; knowledge of, or training in, the ceremonies, or polite observances of society..
Pregnant :: Pregnant (a.) Being with young, as a female; having conceived; great with young; breeding; teeming; gravid; preparing to bring forth..
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