Breeders
[bri:dəz]
Examples
- He saw that pigeon-fanciers and stock-breeders deve lop certain types by preserving those variations that have the desired characteristics. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- These worthies suffer in the flesh and do penance all their lives, I suppose, but they look like consummate famine-breeders. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Breeders believe that long limbs are almost always accompanied by an elongated head. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- It is certain that several of our eminent breeders have, even within a single lifetime, modified to a large extent their breeds of cattle and sheep. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Breeders of cattle wish the flesh and fat to be well marbled together. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Breeders habitually speak of an animal's organisation as something plastic, which they can model almost as they please. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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