xuǎn​yù

to breed

  • created sense approved 选育/選育 · xuǎn​yù · to breed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    选育 / 選育

    xuǎn​yù

    to breed

    to select and breed improved varieties (of seeds, livestock, etc.)

    选 (literal) → 选/選 · xuǎn · to choose 育 (literal) → 育 · yù · to raise

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 选育/選育 · xuǎn​yù · selective breeding — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    选育 / 選育

    xuǎn​yù

    selective breeding

    the process of selecting and breeding organisms for specific traits; seed selection

    选 (literal) → 选/選 · xuǎn · to choose 育 (literal) → 育 · yù · to raise

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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