Breeding and Strain

Breeding

Breeding noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.
Usage example: a family of good breeding that is well respected in the community

Strain and breeding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strain" instead a noun "Breeding".

Nearby Words: breed, breeder

Strain

Strain noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.
Usage example: descended from a strain of Irish seafarers

Breeding and strain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breeding" instead a noun "Strain".

Nearby Words: strained, straining, strainer

How words are described

natural natural breeding natural strain
sheer sheer breeding sheer strain
constant constant breeding constant strain
experimental experimental breeding experimental strain
Other adjectives: further.

Both words in one sentence

  • Recently, however, processed blackcurrant products, like drinks and jam, have made their way over in limited quantities, and a breeding program in Vancouver is dedicated to producing a strain that won't spread the disease and has acceptable-quality fruit.
  • We Will Use Manual Labor in the Future Due to the constant war, constant strain on resources, overpopulation, and loss of technology, the Imperium has quickly found that the one resource it does have for free are human bodies that keep breeding more and more like a bunch of tyranids.
  • In the first year or two after a new species or strain of livestock comes into demand, they can be temporarily hard to come by, as their owners prefer breeding their stock for future profits over selling them now.
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