The Clue
Burmese, e.g. (5 letter answer)
The Answer
BREED
Tags
Notes
The answer BREED is uncommon, appearing about once every 375 puzzles.
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Definition
BREED as a noun:
1. a special lineage; "a breed of Americans"
2. (breed, strain, stock) = a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"
3. (half-breed, breed) = half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and American Indian parents)
4. (breed, strain) = a lineage or race of people
BREED as a verb:
1. (engender, breed, spawn) = call forth
2. (breed, cover) = copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare"
3. cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs"
4. (breed, multiply) = have young (animals); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"