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cross-breed

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Definition of cross-breed

verb

[with object]
  • produce (an animal or plant) by mating or hybridizing two different species, breeds, or varieties: (as adjective cross-bred)a cross-bred puppy
  • hybridize (a breed, species, or variety) with another: they cross-breed traditional sheep with the local breeds from various English counties
  • [no object] (of an animal or plant) breed with a different breed, species, or variety: the danger of weeds cross-breeding with crops

noun

  • an animal or plant produced by cross-breeding: [as modifier]:a cross-breed Labrador

cross-breed in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of cross-breed in the US English dictionary