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Record 1 2015-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Reproduction
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
DEF

Put, bring ... together as a pair.

CONT

If you mate an albino cat with a coloured cat the gene for colour development becomes re-activated.

OBS

The term "breed" may be used in this sense according to Gage, which defines it as to "cause to mate."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction des animaux
  • Élevage des chiens et chats
CONT

On ne devrait jamais faire ou laisser s'accoupler une chatte de moins de dix mois.

CONT

[...] j'ai un hamster russe et je voudrais savoir si c'est un mâle ou une femelle pour le faire accoupler avec le hamster russe que va acheter ma copine. Et comment on fait pour les faire s'accoupler et que faire s'il ne s'entendent pas?

PHR

Accoupler des chevaux.

Key term(s)
  • faire accoupler

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reproducción de animales
  • Cría de perros y gatos
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