Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

broodstock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: brood-stock
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of sexually mature individuals of a cultured species that is kept separate for breeding purposes.

Countable; Uncountable

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."

Etymology

From brood + stock.

Usage

Inflected Forms

broodstocks (plural)

Questions

What does broodstock mean?: A group of sexually mature individuals of a cultured species that is kept separate for breeding purposes.
Where does broodstock come from?: From brood + stock.

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