breedingsystem
nounUK /ˈbriːdɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/
US /ˈbriːdɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/
A breeding system is the way animals or plants are paired up to have babies.
The farm changed its breeding system to help the cows stay healthy.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The rules a group of animals follows when choosing partners.
Some birds have a breeding system where one male pairs with many females.
3. A plan farmers use to raise better plants or animals over time.
The new breeding system produced stronger wheat plants.
4. The way a species naturally makes new young.
Scientists studied the frog's breeding system in the wild.