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cross·breed
(krôs′brēd′, krŏs′-)v. cross·bred (-brĕd′), cross·breed·ing, cross·breeds
v.tr.
To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize.
v.intr.
To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed.
n.
An organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds.
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crossbreed
(ˈkrɒsˌbriːd)vb, -breeds, -breeding or -bred
(Biology) Also: interbreed to breed (animals or plants) using parents of different races, varieties, breeds, etc
n
(Biology) the offspring produced by such a breeding
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cross•breed
(ˈkrɔsˌbrid, ˈkrɒs-)v. -bred, -breed•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to produce (a hybrid); hybridize.
v.i. 2. to undertake or engage in hybridizing; hybridize.
n. 3. a crossbred.
[1665–75]
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cross·breed
(krôs′brēd′)Verb
To produce a hybrid animal or plant by breeding two animals or two plants of different species or varieties. For example, crossbreeding a male donkey with a female horse will produce a mule.
Noun
An animal or a plant produced by breeding two animals or plants of different species or varieties; a hybrid.
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crossbreed
Past participle: crossbred
Gerund: crossbreeding
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| Noun | 1. |  crossbreed - (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently dihybrid - a hybrid produced by parents that differ only at two gene loci that have two alleles each monohybrid - a hybrid produced by crossing parents that are homozygous except for a single gene locus that has two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas) genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| Verb | 1. | crossbreed - breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" breed - cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs" backcross - mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents |
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