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breed•er

Pronunciation: (brē'dur), [key]
—n.
1. an animal, plant, or person that produces offspring or reproduces.
2. a person who raises animals or plants primarily for breeding purposes.
3. Also called breed'er reac"tor. Energy.a nuclear reactor in which more fissile material is produced than is consumed.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

breed

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