rearing en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English rerynge (“raising”).
Meanings
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Act of raising young.
In queening his apiary, he aims to keep about half of the queens of the current season's rearing, and the other of the summer preceding.
1896, The Progressive Bee-keeper, page 320:We studied blowfly rearings in various environmental conditions.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rearings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (3)
grc τροφή (act of raising young) · sw malezi (act of raising young) · ota تربیه (act of raising young)