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captive-bred

🇬🇧 UK/'kæptɪv-bred/🇺🇸 US

Definitions

adj.

Describing an animal that was bred and raised in captivity rather than in the wild.

人工圈养繁殖的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
capttake, seize, hold
+
ivetending to, having the nature of
+
bredother
=captive-bred

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The zoo displays captive-bred tigers in a naturalistic habitat.

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