| animal husbandry |
the science or practice of raising and breeding domestic animals, such as livestock. |
| at stud |
for hire for breeding, as a stallion. |
| better |
(sometimes pl.) a person of superior rank, ability, intelligence, or breeding. [1/14 definitions] |
| blooded |
(of animals) having ancestors of good breeding; purebred. [1/2 definitions] |
| breeder |
one whose occupation is breeding plants or animals. [1/3 definitions] |
| brood |
kept for the purpose of breeding. [1/7 definitions] |
| broodmare |
a mare kept primarily for breeding. |
| common |
having or showing low breeding or behavior. [1/9 definitions] |
| crossbreed |
to cause (a hybrid organism) to be produced by breeding two different varieties of the same species. [1/3 definitions] |
| doggy2 |
(informal) fond of dogs, or involved in dog-breeding. [1/2 definitions] |
| egret |
any of several usu. white herons that grow long, drooping plumes in breeding season. [1/2 definitions] |
| eugenics |
(used with a sing. verb) the study of or belief in the genetic improvement of the human race through control of breeding. |
| flyway |
a specific air route taken regularly by birds on their semiannual migrations to and from their breeding grounds. |
| gentlefolk |
people of good family and breeding, usu. of high social standing. |
| hybrid |
produced by cross-breeding. [1/6 definitions] |
| in stud |
for hire for breeding, as a stallion. |
| interbreed |
to produce offspring by breeding with an individual of a different race or species. [2/4 definitions] |
| lady |
a woman of high social position, good manners, or good breeding. [1/3 definitions] |
| lowbred |
characteristic of or showing poor breeding; displaying coarse behavior; rude. [1/2 definitions] |
| mate1 |
to bring (animals) together for the purpose of breeding. [1/9 definitions] |
| nonbreeding |
combined form of breeding. |