What is a breed in the broadest sense? This word has several meanings, absolutely, it would seem, not similar. This is a collection of certain objects that stand out among their own kind in a number of properties. In one area or another, the meaning of the word may vary somewhat. A close synonym for the word "breed" is a category; in some cases, the words "type", "grade", "tribe" are also appropriate.
Breed in animal husbandry
With regard to domestic animals, a breed is a fairly large group of one species, distinguished by a certain set of qualities, both morphological and genetic. It is worth noting that each such intraspecific community was created by man through repeated selection and rigorous selection.
Individuals born from different breeds in animal husbandry are called crossbreeds, or hybrids. To maintain the gene pool in the course of breeding work, several lines of animals are created so as not to resort to inbreeding unless absolutely necessary.
The largest variety of thoroughbred animals can be observed in dogs, cats, horses, chickens, pigeons. Sometimes external data within onespecies are so different that one wonders how far artificial breeding has come. Compare at least the Russian hound and the French bulldog.
What is a breed for a dog breeder? These are, first of all, the external data of the pet: height at the withers, setting of the ears, head shape, limb length, eye color. According to these and many other criteria, it is estimated how close the animal is to the standard adopted by the kennel federation.
Rock formation
What does the word "rock" mean to a geologist? The first thing that comes to mind for a person of this profession is the layer that forms the earth's crust. Each rock is formed by one or more types of minerals that have a solid or loose structure. For the first time this term was used by the Russian scientist Vasily Mikhailovich Severgin in 1798.
What is the breed for the miner and the entire mining industry? This is a fossil that contains a valuable metal or mineral.
What is the breed of people
In relation to a person, this word has several semantic meanings. It is used in the description of build, height, physique, for example: "He was a tall, broad-shouldered man who belonged to a large breed."
In some areas (especially in the outback), sometimes a breed is called belonging to a surname or clan: "I know all your breed." This value is gradually becoming obsolete.difference from the interpretation described below.
Breed is also called a set of people who have similar character traits or belong to a certain type of activity associated with selflessness and dedication to their work. This can be said about firefighters, rescuers or the military.
In the literature, this is the meaning of the word "breed" often used. Here are a few quotes from world famous authors.
- "There is a special breed of people who specifically make fun of every phenomenon of life" (Anton Pavlovich Chekhov).
- "There's a breed of people who don't get anything done right away" (Haruki Murakami).
- "I see, child, according to the words that your breed is noble" (Homer).
