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单词 crossbreed
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crossbreed

[ kraws-breed, kros- ]
/ ˈkrɔsˌbrid, ˈkrɒs- /
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verb (used with object), cross·bred, cross·breed·ing.

to produce (a hybrid); hybridize.

verb (used without object), cross·bred, cross·breed·ing.

to undertake or engage in hybridizing; hybridize.

noun

an animal or group of animals produced by hybridization;hybrid.

Origin of crossbreed

First recorded in 1665–75; cross- + breed

Words nearby crossbreed

crossbones, cross-border, crossbow, crossbowman, crossbred, crossbreed, cross-breeding, cross bridging, crossbuck, cross-buttock, cross-check
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Example sentences from the Web for crossbreed

  • He is a Himalayan-Persian crossbreed who lives with his owners Anne Marie Avey and Eric Rosario in Los Angeles.

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  • But Ralph Waldo is a crossbreed—part Boston bull and part snapping turtle.

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  • The leashes were slipped, and the greyhounds went off like the wind, but the crossbreed remained quietly by the horses.

    Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846|Various

British Dictionary definitions for crossbreed

crossbreed
/ (ˈkrɒsˌbriːd) /

verb -breeds, -breeding or -bred

Also: interbreed to breed (animals or plants) using parents of different races, varieties, breeds, etc

noun

the offspring produced by such a breeding
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Scientific definitions for crossbreed

crossbreed
[ krôsbrēd′ ]

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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