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cross⋅breed

  [kraws-breed, kros-] verb, -bred, -breed⋅ing, noun
Use crossbreed in a Sentence
–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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cross·breed   (krôs'brēd', krŏs'-)   
v.   cross·bred (-brěd'), 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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1cross·breed
Pronunciation: 'kros-"brEd, -'brEd
Function: verb
Inflected Form: cross·bred /-"bred, -'bred/;cross·breed·ing
transitive senses
: HYBRIDIZE, CROSS; especially : to cross (two varieties or breeds) within the same species crossbreed intransitivesenses
: to engage in or undergo crossing or hybridization

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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