thuần loại
Definition
- Adjective:
- Purebred / of a single breed or species: Describes an organism, typically a plant or animal, that belongs to a single, unmixed breed, variety, or species. It emphasizes genetic uniformity and lack of hybridization.
- Pure / homogeneous: Used to describe a group, collection, or area consisting of only one type of thing, without mixture or diversity.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Giống chó này là giống thuần loại. (This dog breed is a purebred.)
- Khu rừng thông thuần loại trải dài hàng cây số. (The pure pine forest stretches for kilometers.)
- Họ chỉ trồng lúa thuần loại trên cánh đồng này. (They only grow a single, pure variety of rice in this field.)
Advanced Usage
- In forestry and agriculture, "thuần loại" is a technical term describing a plantation or stand composed of a single tree species, as opposed to a mixed forest.
- Mô hình trồng rừng thuần loại có thể dễ bị sâu bệnh hơn. (The model of planting pure-species forests can be more vulnerable to pests.)
Variants and Related Words
- Thuần chủng (adj): Purebred, pure-blooded. Often used interchangeably with "thuần loại" for animals.
- Mèo Ba Tư thuần chủng (Purebred Persian cat)
Synonyms
- Purebred: Of unmixed ancestry.
- Homogeneous: Of the same kind; uniform in composition.
- Single-species: Consisting of only one biological species.
Related Terms
- Đa loại / hỗn giao: The opposite concepts, meaning multi-species or mixed-species.
- Rừng đa loại (Mixed-species forest)