单词 | cross-breed |
释义 | cross-breed also crossbreed Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense cross-breeds, present participle cross-breeding, past tense, past participle cross-bred 1. verb If one species of animal or plant cross-breeds with another, they reproduce, and new or different animals or plants are produced. You can also say that someone cross-breeds something such as an animal or plant. By cross-breeding with our native red deer, the skia deer have affected the genepool. [VERB + with] Unfortunately attempts to crossbreed it with other potatoes have been unsuccessful. [VERB noun + with] More farmers are creating hybrid crops by cross-breeding existing fruits. [VERB noun] ...a cross-bred labrador. [VERB-ed] [Also VERB]cross-breeding uncountable noun ...centuries of crossbreeding. 2. countable noun A cross-breed is an animal that is the result of cross-breeding. |
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