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Definition of cross-breed verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cross-breed

verb
 
/ˈkrɒs briːd/
 
/ˈkrɔːs briːd/
[transitive, intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cross-breed
 
/ˈkrɒs briːd/
 
/ˈkrɔːs briːd/
he / she / it cross-breeds
 
/ˈkrɒs briːdz/
 
/ˈkrɔːs briːdz/
past simple cross-bred
 
/ˈkrɒs bred/
 
/ˈkrɔːs bred/
past participle cross-bred
 
/ˈkrɒs bred/
 
/ˈkrɔːs bred/
-ing form cross-breeding
 
/ˈkrɒs briːdɪŋ/
 
/ˈkrɔːs briːdɪŋ/
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  1. cross-breed (something) to make an animal or a plant breed (= produce young animals/new plants) with a different type; to breed with an animal or a plant of a different type
    • cross-bred sheep
    Topics Animalsc2
See cross-breed in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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