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breeding noun

  /ˈbɹiːdɪŋ/
  • The act of insemination by natural or artificial means.
 hedelmöittäminen, siittäminen
  • The good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity.
 kasvatus
  • Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
 kasvatus, lisääntyminen
  • The act of copulation in animals.
 paritteleminen

breed verb

  /bɹiːd/
  • To take care of in infancy and through childhood; to bring up.
 kasvattaa
  • (transitive, often with to or with) To arrange the mating of (specific animals).
 astuttaa, paritella
  • (transitive) To keep (animals) and have (them) reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's qualities.
  • To propagate or grow (plants) in an effort to give (them) certain qualities.
 jalostaa
  • To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
 lisääntyä
  • (of animals) To mate.
 paritella
  • (obsolete, intransitive) To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated or to grow, like young before birth.
 synnyttää

breed noun

  /bɹiːd/
  • A race or lineage; offspring or issue.
 rotu
  • All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies.
 rotu, lajike
breeding-ground
kasvualusta, soidinpaikka, kutupaikka, lisääntymisalue
cattle breeding
karjanhoito
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