breeder

Example Sentences

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More than 100,000 contraband cockroaches were found in a raid on a commercial breeder in the town of Bathurst, west of Sydney, Australia's environment department said on Friday.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Her subsequent axolotls were purchased from a specialist breeder, making them more expensive, and she also cares for four rescued axolotls that were not been properly looked after by previous owners.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

She made the ferry journey over to England with a fellow Dutch breeder friend and seven pooches between them -- three of them Swedish Vallhunds and four other hounds.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

In breeder parlance, miniature can apply to any pig under 300 pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

She had been allowed to watch the lab attendants, in gowns and gloves, strip eggs from what they called the breeder fish, anesthetized females.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry