sēmĭnĭum, ii, n. [semen],
I a begetting (of animals), procreation (ante-class.), Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 68; Varr. R. R. 2, 6, 1.—
II Transf., a race , stock , breed (of animals), Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 14; 2, 3, 3; 3, 9, 6; Lucr. 3, 742; 3, 746; 4, 1005.