"broodstock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: broodstocks [plural]
Etymology: From brood + stock. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|brood|stock}} brood + stock Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} broodstock (countable and uncountable, plural broodstocks)
  1. (aquaculture) A group of sexually mature individuals of a cultured species that is kept separate for breeding purposes. Wikipedia link: broodstock Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (group of mature fish kept for breeding): emokalasto (Finnish), emokalakanta (Finnish)

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