Breed and Tendency

Breed

Breed noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

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Tendency and breed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tendency" instead a noun "Breed".

Nearby Words: breeding, breeder

Tendency noun - An established pattern of behavior.

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Breed and tendency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breed" instead a noun "Tendency".

good	good breed	good tendency
low	low breed	low tendency
particular	particular breed	particular tendency
common	common breed	common tendency
Other adjectives: certain, nasty, real, large, strange, higher, modern, aforementioned.

As mentioned in The Last Hero, Nothingfjord is also the home of the Nothingfjord Blue, a breed of swamp dragon with beautiful plumage and a tendency to lie around pining for the fjords.

Source: Discworld / Snuff
It seems very odd that Ferengi and Bajorans can breed, even given Trek's tendency for casual interspecies reproduction.

Source: Literature / Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Relaunch
The Rosmer family has a tendency to breed children that neither laughed nor wept.

Source: Creepy Child

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