breed vs reproduce
reproduce vs breedbreed is a noun but reproduce is not a noun.
breed and reproduce both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| breed | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| reproduce | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
reproduce is a hypernym of
breed; that is, reproduce is a
word with a broader meaning than breed:
- breed: have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
- reproduce: have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
| breed (noun) | reproduce (noun) |
|---|---|
| a special type | |
| a special variety of domesticated animals within a species |
| breed (verb) | reproduce (verb) |
|---|---|
| have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant |
| copulate with a female, used especially of horses | repeat after memorization |
| cause to procreate (animals) | make a copy or equivalent of |
| call forth | recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc. |
Words related to "breed"
- animal group
- animal husbandry
- bloodstock
- breeder
- breeding
- brood
- cause
- copulate
- couple
- cover
- create
- cross
- crossbreed
- do
- engender
- hatch
- hybridise
- hybridize
- incubate
- interbreed
- make
- mate
- mongrelise
- mongrelize
- multiply
- pair
- pedigree
- procreate
- produce
- pullulate
- reproduce
- spawn
- species
- stock
- strain
- type
- variety
Words related to "reproduce"
- beaux arts
- biological science
- biology
- breed
- brood
- catch
- copy
- cover
- create
- double
- duplicate
- echo
- fine arts
- fingerprint
- fructify
- get
- hatch
- imitate
- incubate
- make
- multiply
- photocopy
- play back
- procreate
- produce
- propagate
- quadruplicate
- re-create
- recreate
- reduplicate
- regurgitate
- reissue
- repeat
- replay
- replicate
- reprint
- reproduction
- reproductive
- run off
- set
- simulate
- triplicate
- xerox
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