Broodstock
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Broodstock is a noun meaning (aquaculture) A group of sexually mature individuals of a cultured species that is kept separate for breeding purposes.
Meaning
(aquaculture) A group of sexually mature individuals of a cultured species that is kept separate for breeding purposes.
Example Sentences
So the spermatogonia of an endangered species could be kept preserved and used to produce male and female broodstock to help rebuild populations.
Word Forms
- broodstocks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stock, ostraculture, brookie, mouthbrooding, cuckolder, brotula.
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