: one engaged in the breeding of a specified organism
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: a nuclear reactor designed to produce more fissionable material than it uses as fuel
called alsobreeder reactor
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The detection came in a commercial broiler breeder chicken flock in Mississippi, the World Organization of Animal Health said.—Donnelle Eller, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025 The proliferation of fast breeder recycling of spent fuel, already the norm in France and Russia, provides an opportunity to address these problems and make storage easier by reducing the quantities of leftover material.—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 This week, the USDA announced finding a new type of bird flu in a broiler chicken breeder flock: a highly pathogenic avian influenza H7N9.—Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025 According to Hood, the concerned individual who called her rescue was a family member of the backyard breeder who was worried about the dogs under the breeder's care.—Kelli Bender, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for breeder
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