Dictionary definition · breed
noun
- a special variety of domesticated animals within a species"he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"
- a special type"Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs"
verb
- call forth
- copulate with a female, used especially of horses"The horse covers the mare"
- cause to procreate (animals)"She breeds dogs"
- have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)"pandas rarely breed in captivity"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).