selective breedingnoun [ U ]
uk/sɪˌlek.tɪv ˈbriː.dɪŋ//sɪˌlek.tɪv ˈbriː.dɪŋ/specializedthe process of choosing only plants and animals with desirable characteristics to reproduce
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Breeds & breeding
- beget
- breed
- breeder
- breeding
- breeding ground
- brood mare
- cross
- crossbreed
- fancier
- father
- hybrid
- inbred
- inbreeding
- interbreed
- pedigree
- pedigreed
- purebred
- sire
- stud
- thoroughbred