nnoun.groupa special variety of domesticated animals within a speciesSynset:stock strain
Examples:- he experimented on a particular breed of white rats
- he created a new strain of sheep
Derivationally Related Form:stockbreed
Member Holonyms:species
Hypernyms:animal group variety
Inherited Hypernyms:breedanimal groupbiological groupgroupabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:breedvarietytaxonomic groupbiological groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bloodstockpedigree
Full Hyponyms:bloodstockpedigree
nnoun.cognitiona special typeExamples:- Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs
Hypernyms:type
Inherited Hypernyms:breedtypekindcategoryconceptideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.creationcall forthSynset:engender spawn
Hypernyms:cause do make
Inherited Hypernyms:engendercausemake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactcopulate with a female, used especially of horsesTopic:animal husbandry
Synset:cover
Examples:- The horse covers the mare
Hypernyms:copulate couple mate pair
Inherited Hypernyms:breedcopulatejoinconnect
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.contactcause to procreate (animals)Derivationally Related Form:breederbreedbreeding
Hypernyms:create make produce
Inherited Hypernyms:breedproduce
Direct Hyponyms:crosscrossbreedhybridisehybridizeinterbreedmongrelisemongrelize
Full Troponyms:backcrosscrossbreedmongrelize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.bodyhave young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)Synset:multiply
Examples:- pandas rarely breed in captivity
Derivationally Related Form:breedingmultiplicationbreed
Hypernyms:multiply procreate reproduce
Inherited Hypernyms:breedreproducemake
Direct Hyponyms:pullulate
Full Troponyms:pullulate
Sentence Frame:Something ---s