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