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breeder

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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breed·er /ˈbriːdə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  BOHBsomeone who breeds animals or plants as a job 育种者;饲养者;繁殖者;栽培者 a dog breeder 育狗人
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breederThe failure of animal breeders to produce a strain that can bias the gender of its offspring is glaring.Small and large breeders have sprung up worldwide, anxious to cash in on escalating demand.A special committee named the Juddmonte Farms operation leading breeder.Rats, like rabbits, were notorious breeders.A waterfall of begonias, of every colour known to the plant breeders of the 1960s, filled the conservatory.Snake breeder Okan Guney says the birth of twelve emerald tree boas was the most important event in his life. pro.The work aspect was never important - the breeders continued to concentrate on beef and the policy has since paid great dividends.By planting a different, male-fertile strain among it, the breeders can collect hybrid seed.
breed·er nounChineseSyllable
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breeder
breeder /ˈbriːdə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
someone who breeds animals or plants as a job:
    a dog breeder


breed·erBrE /ˈbriːdə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbriːdər/ 🔊 nouna person who breeds animals 饲养员a dog/horse/cattle, etc. breeder 饲养狗、马、牛等的人