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cross⋅bred

  [kraws-bred, kros-]
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–adjective
1. produced by crossbreeding.
–noun
2. an animal or group of animals produced by hybridization; hybrid.
Origin:
1855–60; cross- + bred
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cross⋅breed

  [kraws-breed, kros-] verb, -bred, -breed⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to produce (a hybrid); hybridize.
–verb (used without object)
2. to undertake or engage in hybridizing; hybridize.
–noun
3. a crossbred.
Origin:
1665–75; cross- + breed
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cross·bred
Pronunciation: 'kros-'bred
Function: adjective
: produced by crossbreeding : HYBRID —cross·bred /-"bred/ noun

Main Entry: 2cross·breed
Pronunciation: -"brEd
Function: noun
: HYBRID
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
crossbreed   (krôs'brēd')  Pronunciation Key 
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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