breeding animal (noun)

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• breeding — noun 1 activity of producing plants/animals ADJECTIVE ▪ animal, horse, livestock, plant, etc. ▪ selective ▪ Certain characteristics can be developed through selective breeding …   Collocations dictionary

• breeding — noun (U) 1 the act or process of animals producing babies: breeding season (=the time of the year when an animal has babies) 2 the activity of keeping animals or plants in order to produce new or better types: the breeding of pedigree dogs |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• animal husbandry — noun breeding and caring for farm animals • Members of this Topic: ↑calk, ↑stand, ↑breed, ↑cover, ↑yoke, ↑inspan, ↑unyoke, ↑outspan, ↑harness, ↑tack …   Useful english dictionary

• breeding range — noun : the geographic area over which breeding is carried on by individual pairs or breeding populations of a particular kind of animal …   Useful english dictionary

• breeding territory — noun : a part of an animal s home range which is occupied by a family and defended against intruders …   Useful english dictionary

• breeding — breed|ing [ bridıŋ ] noun uncount * 1. ) the process of MATING and producing young animals a ) the activity or business of keeping animals or plants and making them produce new animals or plants: the world leader in cattle breeding technology… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• breeding */ — UK [ˈbriːdɪŋ] / US [ˈbrɪdɪŋ] noun [uncountable] 1) a) biology the process of mating and producing young animals b) the activity or business of keeping animals or plants and making them produce new animals or plants the world leader in cattle… …   English dictionary

• animal husbandry — /ænəməl ˈhʌzbəndri/ (say anuhmuhl huzbuhndree) noun the practice or science of breeding, feeding, and care of animals, especially on a farm …  

• domestic animal — noun any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑domesticated animal • Hypernyms: ↑animal, ↑animate being, ↑beast, ↑brute, ↑creature, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Thoroughbred — For other uses, see Thoroughbred (disambiguation). Thoroughbred Thoroughbred race horse Distinguishing features …   Wikipedia

• bullfighting — See bullfighter. * * * Spanish corrida de toros Spectacle, popular in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, in which matadors ceremonially taunt, and usually kill, bulls in an arena. Spectacles with bulls were common in ancient Crete, Thessaly, and …   Universalium