· a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"

Synonym(s): strain, stock

Hypernym(s): variety, animal_group

· a special type; "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs"

Hypernym(s): type

· call forth

Synonym(s): engender, spawn

Hypernym(s): cause, do, make

· copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare"

Synonym(s): cover

Hypernym(s): copulate, mate, pair, couple

· cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs"

Hypernym(s): produce, make, create

· have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"

Synonym(s): multiply

Hypernym(s): reproduce, procreate, multiply