Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
In analysing the ecological conditions of an animal population we have above all to focus our attention upon the most sensitive stages within the life cycle of the animal, that is, the period of breeding and larval development.
The act of insemination by natural or artificial means.
The act of copulation in animals.
Of, relating to or used for breeding.
Your toothbrush is a breeding ground for bacteria.
present participle and gerund of breed
Through genetic manipulation and harsh training, I am breeding a species of super-dogs to take over the world.
A surname.
From Middle English breedyng, bredynge (“gestation, incubation, propagation, hatching; engineering, formation, development, growth”), equivalent to breed + -ing.
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