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Crossbreeding

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Noun

1. cross, crossbreeding, crossing, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding

(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

2. crossbreeding, interbreeding, miscegenation

reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Crossbreeding

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verb -breeds, -breeding or -bred
1. Also: interbreed
to breed (animals or plants) using parents of different races, varieties, breeds, etc
noun
2. 
the offspring produced by such a breeding

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Crossbreeding

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verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈcrossˌbred (ˈkrɔsˌbrɛd ; krôsˈbredˌ) or ˈcrossˌbreeding
1. 
hybridize
noun
2. 
hybrid (sense 1)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Crossbreeding

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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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