sub-breedn.
/ˈsʌbbriːd/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌbrid/ A breed of animal regarded as a marked division or variety of a principal breed.
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1861 C. Darwin Origin of Species (ed. 3) iv. 118 The sub-breeds of the tumbler-pigeon.
1876 Encycl. Brit. V. 245/2 The breeds and sub-breeds produced from those ancient races are exceedingly numerous.
1912 R. Lydekker Sheep & its Cousins iv. 59 These small and half-wild Soa sheep belong to a group of breeds, or sub-breeds, which are widely distributed over Northern Europe.
1959 Mt. Vernon (Illinois) Register-News 11 Feb. 9/3 The Appaloosa, used primarily by Indians of the Northwest, has practically disappeared as a sub breed.
2004 R. Hutchinson For Love of Dachshunds 30/2 Ateliotic Daschunds have been deliberately preserved and interbred in order to establish a distinct sub-breed for show—the Miniature Daschund.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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