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crossbreed

cross·breed

crossbreed

 
 
pronunciation:
kraws brid
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: crossbreeds, crossbreeding, crossbred
definition: to cause (a hybrid organism) to be produced by breeding two different varieties of the same species.
Male donkeys and female horses are used to crossbreed mules.
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition: to attempt to produce a hybrid organism.
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part of speech: noun
definition: a hybrid organism produced by crossbreeding.
similar words:
cross, hybrid, mongrel
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