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Proliferous vs Breeding - What's the difference?

proliferous | breeding | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between proliferous and breeding

is that proliferous is producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative while breeding is of, relating to or used for breeding.

As a noun breeding is

the process through which propagation, growth or development occurs.

As a verb breeding is

present participle of lang=en.

proliferous

English

Adjective

  • producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative
  • (botany) producing many buds or offshoots from leaves or flowers
  • (zoology) reproducing by budding

    • Related terms

    * proliferate * proliferation * proliferative * prolific

    breeding

    English

    (wikipedia breeding)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The process through which propagation, growth or development occurs.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= David Van Tassel], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/lee-dehaan Lee DeHaan
    • , title= Wild Plants to the Rescue , volume=101, issue=3, page=222, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Plant breeding is always a numbers game.
  • The act of insemination by natural or artificial means.
  • The act of copulation in animals.
  • The good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity.
  • Nurture; education; formation of manners.
  • * Shakespeare
    • She had her breeding at my father's charge.
  • Descent; pedigree; extraction.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Honest gentlemen, I know not your breeding .
  • (gay slang) Ejaculation inside the rectum during bareback anal sex, usually applied to gay pornography.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, relating to or used for breeding.
    • Your toothbrush is a breeding ground for bacteria.

    Derived terms

    * breeding ground

    Verb

    (head)
    • Through genetic manipulation and harsh training, I am breeding a species of super-dogs to take over the world.

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