broodstock

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A group of sexually mature individuals of a cultured species that is kept separate for breeding purposes. countable,uncountable
    — So the spermatogonia of an endangered species could be kept preserved and used to produce male and female broodstock to help rebuild populations.

词形变化

broodstocks plural

词源

From brood + stock.
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