breeding groundnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbriː.dɪŋ ˌɡraʊnd/us/ˈbriː.dɪŋ ˌɡraʊnd/a place where animals breed and produce their babies:
These animals always return to the same breeding ground.
a place where something develops easily, especially something unpleasant:
Poor housing conditions are breeding grounds for crime.
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Breeds & breeding
- beget
- breed
- breeder
- breeding
- brood mare
- cross
- crossbreed
- fancier
- father
- hybrid
- inbred
- inbreeding
- interbreed
- pedigree
- pedigreed
- purebred
- selective breeding
- sire
- stud
- thoroughbred
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