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cross·breed C0761600 (krôs′brēd′, krŏs′-)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.crossbreed (ˈkrɒsˌbriːd) vb, -breeds, -breeding or -bred (Biology) Also: interbreed to breed (animals or plants) using parents of different races, varieties, breeds, etcn (Biology) the offspring produced by such a breedingcross•breed (ˈkrɔsˌbrid, ˈkrɒs-) v. -bred, -breed•ing, n. v.t. 1. to produce (a hybrid); hybridize. v.i. 2. to undertake or engage in hybridizing; hybridize. n. 3. a crossbred. [1665–75] cross·breed (krôs′brēd′)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.crossbreed Past participle: crossbred Gerund: crossbreeding
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I crossbreed | you crossbreed | he/she/it crossbreeds | we crossbreed | you crossbreed | they crossbreed |
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I crossbred | you crossbred | he/she/it crossbred | we crossbred | you crossbred | they crossbred |
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I am crossbreeding | you are crossbreeding | he/she/it is crossbreeding | we are crossbreeding | you are crossbreeding | they are crossbreeding |
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I have crossbred | you have crossbred | he/she/it has crossbred | we have crossbred | you have crossbred | they have crossbred |
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I was crossbreeding | you were crossbreeding | he/she/it was crossbreeding | we were crossbreeding | you were crossbreeding | they were crossbreeding |
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I had crossbred | you had crossbred | he/she/it had crossbred | we had crossbred | you had crossbred | they had crossbred |
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I will crossbreed | you will crossbreed | he/she/it will crossbreed | we will crossbreed | you will crossbreed | they will crossbreed |
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I will have crossbred | you will have crossbred | he/she/it will have crossbred | we will have crossbred | you will have crossbred | they will have crossbred |
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I will be crossbreeding | you will be crossbreeding | he/she/it will be crossbreeding | we will be crossbreeding | you will be crossbreeding | they will be crossbreeding |
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I have been crossbreeding | you have been crossbreeding | he/she/it has been crossbreeding | we have been crossbreeding | you have been crossbreeding | they have been crossbreeding |
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I will have been crossbreeding | you will have been crossbreeding | he/she/it will have been crossbreeding | we will have been crossbreeding | you will have been crossbreeding | they will have been crossbreeding |
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I had been crossbreeding | you had been crossbreeding | he/she/it had been crossbreeding | we had been crossbreeding | you had been crossbreeding | they had been crossbreeding |
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I would crossbreed | you would crossbreed | he/she/it would crossbreed | we would crossbreed | you would crossbreed | they would crossbreed |
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I would have crossbred | you would have crossbred | he/she/it would have crossbred | we would have crossbred | you would have crossbred | they would have crossbred | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | crossbreed - (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"hybrid, crossorganism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independentlydihybrid - a hybrid produced by parents that differ only at two gene loci that have two alleles eachmonohybrid - a hybrid produced by crossing parents that are homozygous except for a single gene locus that has two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms | Verb | 1. | crossbreed - breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"hybridise, hybridize, interbreed, crossbreed - cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs"backcross - mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents | Translationscrossbreed
crossbreed the offspring produced by such a breeding Crossbreed an animal obtained by mating two or more different breeds. Crossbreeds of the first generation display heterosis in certain economically valuable traits, such as milk yield, egg-laying capacity, or wool yield. In commercial crossbreeding, crossbreeds are raised to obtain animals of increased productivity. Owing to their complex, heterogeneous genetic structure, crossbreeds serve as good material for selection in developing new breeds. In contrast to hybrids, crossbreeds readily mate with one another and yield fertile offspring (seeHYBRIDIZATION). crossbreed[′krȯs‚brēd] (biology) To propagate new individuals by breeding two distinctive varieties of a species. Also known as outbreed. crossbreed
cross·breed (kros'brēd), 1. Synonym(s): hybrid2. To breed a hybrid. crossbreed (krôs′brēd′, krŏs′-)v. cross·bred (-brĕd′), cross·breeding, 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.crossbreed see INTERBREED (2).
crossbreed ) to breed using parents of different races or breeds.crossbreed
Synonyms for crossbreednoun (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stockSynonymsRelated Words- organism
- being
- dihybrid
- monohybrid
- genetic science
- genetics
verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varietiesSynonyms- hybridise
- hybridize
- interbreed
- cross
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