vb, bred  , breed*ing vt  1  :  to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation  2  :  to propagate (plants or animals) sexually and usu. under controlled conditions  3 a  :  MATE  b  :  to mate with  :  INSEMINATE  c  :  IMPREGNATE 1 vi  1 a  :  to produce offspring by sexual union  b  :  COPULATE, MATE  2  :  to propagate animals or plants
n :  a group of animals or plants presumably related by descent from common ancestors and visibly similar in most characters : esp  :  such a group differentiated from the wild type under domestication .
 
 
 
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