1. (

• breed ,
• strain ,
• stock

) 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" ;

2. (

• breed

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

1. (

• engender ,
• breed ,
• spawn

) call forth ;

2. (

• breed ,
• cover ,

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

3. (

• breed ,

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

4. (

• breed ,
• multiply

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