breeding season

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• Breeding season — The breeding season is the most suitable season, usually with favorable conditions and abundant food and water, for breeding among some wild animals and birds (wildlife). Species with a breeding season have naturally evolved to have sexual… …   Wikipedia

• breeding season — that period of a year in which fish are sexually active. Also called spawning season …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Breeding — is the producing of offspring, usually animals or plants* Animal breeding, through selected specimens such as dogs, horses, and rabbits * Plant breeding, through selected specimens such as treesBreeding may also refer to:in science: * Biobreeding …   Wikipedia

• Breeding pair — is a pair of animals which cooperate over time to produce offspring. In contrast to any two copulating animals, the term breeding pair indicates some form of a bond between the individuals. For example, many birds mate for a breeding season or… …   Wikipedia

• season — sea|son1 [ sizn ] noun *** ▸ 1 one of 4 periods of year ▸ 2 period sport is played ▸ 3 period for movies etc. ▸ 4 holiday/vacation period ▸ 5 period of wind/rain etc. ▸ 6 period plants grow etc. ▸ 7 period animals have sex ▸ 8 period event takes… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• season — I UK [ˈsiːz(ə)n] / US [ˈsɪz(ə)n] noun Word forms season : singular season plural seasons *** 1) [countable] one of the four periods into which the year is divided according to the weather She likes to paint the changing seasons in the garden. My… …   English dictionary

• season — sea|son1 W1S3 [ˈsi:zən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time of year)¦ 2¦(usual time for something)¦ 3¦(holiday)¦ 4¦(fashion)¦ 5 be in/out of season 6¦(films, plays etc)¦ 7¦(animals)¦ 8 season s greetings 9 the season of goodwill ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• season — [[t]si͟ːz(ə)n[/t]] ♦ seasons, seasoning, seasoned 1) N COUNT: usu with supp The seasons are the main periods into which a year can be divided and which each have their own typical weather conditions. Autumn s my favourite season. ...the only… …   English dictionary

• season — 1 / si:zFn/ noun 1 IN A YEAR (C) one of the four main periods in a year; spring, summer, autumn, or winter 2 USUAL TIME FOR STH (singular) a period of time in a year when something happens most often or when something is usually done:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• breeding — breed|ing [ˈbri:dıŋ] n [U] 1.) when animals produce babies ▪ Open sea fish lay several million eggs each breeding season . 2.) the activity of keeping animals or plants in order to produce animals or plants that have particular qualities ▪ the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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