Brood may refer to:
Nature
* Brood, a collective term for
offspring
In biology, offspring are the young creation of living organisms, produced either by a single organism or, in the case of sexual reproduction, two organisms. Collective offspring may be known as a brood or progeny in a more general way. This ca ...
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Brooding
Egg incubation is the process by which an egg, of oviparous (egg-laying) animals, develops an embryo within the egg, after the egg's formation and ovipositional release. Egg incubation is done under favorable environmental conditions, possi ...
, the incubation of bird eggs by their parents
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Bee brood
In beekeeping, bee brood or brood refers to the eggs, larvae and pupae of honeybees. The brood of Western honey bees develops within a bee hive. In man-made, removable frame hives, such as Langstroth hives, each frame which is mainly occupied by ...
, the young of a beehive
* Individual broods of North American
Periodical Cicadas
The term periodical cicada is commonly used to refer to any of the seven species of the genus ''Magicicada'' of eastern North America, the 13- and 17-year cicadas. They are called periodical because nearly all individuals in a local population a ...
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Brood X, the largest brood, which emerges on a 17-year cycle
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Brood XIII, a brood centered on Northern Illinois and its surrounding area, which also emerges on a 17-year cycle
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Brood XIX, a large brood in the Southern United States which emerges on a 13-year cycle
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People with the surname
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Herman Brood
Hermanus "Herman" Brood (; 5 November 1946 – 11 July 2001) was a Dutch musician, painter, actor and poet. As a musician he achieved artistic and commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, and was called "the greatest and only Dutch rock 'n' ...
(1946–2001), Dutch musician, painter, actor, poet and media personality
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Philippe Brood
Philippe Gérard Brood (20 July 1964 – 13 April 2000) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from 25 August 1998 until his death from a heart attack
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(1964–2000), Dutch politician
Entertainment
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The Brood
''The Brood'' is a 1979 Canadian psychological body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, and Art Hindle. Its plot follows a man and his mentally ill ex-wife, who has been sequestered by a ...
'', a 1979 horror film directed by David Cronenberg
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Brood (comics)
The Brood are a fictional race of insectoid, parasitic, extraterrestrial beings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, especially ''Uncanny X-Men.'' Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum, they first appe ...
, an alien species from the Marvel Comics universe
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The Brood (professional wrestling), and
The New Brood, WWF professional wrestling stables in 1999
* "The Brood", an episode of the television series of ''
Exosquad''
* Brood, the dragon clan in ''
Breath of Fire III''
Music
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The Brood (band), a crossover thrash band from Venice, California
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''The Brood'' (album), a 1984 album by Herman Brood
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''Brood'' (album), 1994 album by Melbourne band My Friend the Chocolate Cake
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Broods (duo), a New Zealand pop music duo
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Elliott Brood
Elliott Brood (often stylized as Elliott BROOD) is a Canadian three-piece, alternative country band formed in 2002 in Toronto, consisting of Mark Sasso on lead vocals, guitar, banjo, ukulele, harmonica, and kazoo, Casey Laforet on guitar, lead vo ...
, a death country band from Toronto
See also
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Brod (disambiguation)
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Dutch-language surnames