"cross-breed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cross-breeds [plural]
Etymology: From cross- + breed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cross-|breed}} cross- + breed Head templates: {{en-noun}} cross-breed (plural cross-breeds)
  1. Alternative form of crossbreed Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: crossbreed
    Sense id: en-cross-breed-en-noun-yTxHy-ex Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cross- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cross-: 52 48

Verb

Forms: cross-breeds [present, singular, third-person], cross-breeding [participle, present], cross-bred [participle, past], cross-bred [past]
Etymology: From cross- + breed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cross-|breed}} cross- + breed Head templates: {{en-verb|cross-breeds|cross-breeding|cross-bred}} cross-breed (third-person singular simple present cross-breeds, present participle cross-breeding, simple past and past participle cross-bred)
  1. Alternative form of crossbreed Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: crossbreed
    Sense id: en-cross-breed-en-verb-yTxHy-ex Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cross- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cross-: 52 48

Inflected forms

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