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breed

[breed] / brid /






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The day after the ruling, police secured a court order specifying the correct breeds.

From The Wall Street Journal

A wolf-dog is a domestic breed of dog that has been bred with a wolf.

From BBC

Each creature at the zoo is logged as part of the yearly census, which is a licensing requirement and helps inform global conservation breeding programmes.

From BBC

Most modern crops are the result of centuries or even millennia of selective breeding.

From Science Daily

This detailed look at plant function could reshape how crops are bred.

From Science Daily