breed

Example Sentences

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It was one of the last major undeveloped wetlands in Southern California and a breeding and feeding site for 370 bird species, along with fish, reptiles, rabbits, foxes, coyotes and other animals.

From Los Angeles Times

In March 2024, the research team traveled to Antarctica shortly after the breeding season for skuas and penguins.

From Science Daily

These little creatures must belong to a breed that did not stray into the valley.

From Literature

The goal of the law was to "combat prejudice against animals without a defined breed."

From Barron's

Few 20th-century writers bred as many imitators as Ernest Hemingway, but his followers rarely matched the subtleties of his deceptively simple style.

From The Wall Street Journal