đực giống
Definition
- Noun:
- Breeding male / Stud animal: A male animal, typically of high genetic quality, kept specifically for breeding purposes to produce offspring with desirable traits.
- Stallion (specific to horses): While "étalon" in the reference specifically means "stallion," in broader Vietnamese usage, "đực giống" can refer to a male breeding animal of various species, though it is strongly associated with horses.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trại chăn nuôi đã mua một con đực giống rất tốt. (The farm bought a very good breeding male.)
- Con đực giống này có giá trị di truyền cao. (This stud animal has high genetic value.)
- Ngựa đực giống đó đã thắng nhiều cuộc đua. (That stallion has won many races.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in the context of animal husbandry, livestock breeding, and equestrianism. It implies the animal is selected and maintained for its reproductive role and genetic characteristics, not for labor or slaughter.
Variants and Related Words
- Giống đực (n): This is a variant word order with the same core meaning: a male (animal) of breeding stock.
- Thú đực giống (n): A more formal or explicit term meaning "breeding male animal."
Synonyms
- Stud animal: A male animal used for breeding.
- Breeding male: General term for a male kept for reproduction.
- Stallion: A male horse used for breeding (a specific type of "đực giống").
Related Terms
- Phối giống (v): to breed, to mate animals.
- Họ đang phối giống cho đực giống mới. (They are breeding the new stud animal.)
- Con giống (n): breeding stock (can refer to males or females).
- Mái giống (n): breeding female.