"crossbreed" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹɑːsˌbɹiːd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crossbreed.wav Forms: crossbreeds [plural]
Etymology: From cross- + breed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cross-|breed}} cross- + breed Head templates: {{en-noun}} crossbreed (plural crossbreeds)
  1. An organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cross-breed, xbreed [abbreviation]

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɹɑːsˌbɹiːd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crossbreed.wav Forms: crossbreeds [present, singular, third-person], crossbreeding [participle, present], crossbred [participle, past], crossbred [past]
Etymology: From cross- + breed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cross-|breed}} cross- + breed Head templates: {{en-verb|crossbreeds|crossbreeding|crossbred}} crossbreed (third-person singular simple present crossbreeds, present participle crossbreeding, simple past and past participle crossbred)
  1. (transitive) To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize. Tags: transitive Translations (hybridize): кръстосвам (krǎstosvam) (Bulgarian), křížit [imperfective] (Czech), zkřížit [perfective] (Czech), krucbredi (Esperanto), risteyttää (Finnish), cruzar (Galician), kreuzen (German), crosphóraigh (Irish), эрлийзжүүлэх (erliizžüülex) (Mongolian), krzyżować (Polish), mestiçar (Portuguese), cruzar (Spanish), korsa (Swedish), lai (Vietnamese), croesfridio (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-crossbreed-en-verb-qA13Lps9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cross-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Hybrids Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 43 7 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cross-: 29 32 23 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 41 9 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 43 8 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 44 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 44 43 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 43 40 6 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 48 43 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 45 43 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 45 43 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 48 42 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 45 43 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 46 43 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 44 42 9 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 45 43 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 48 43 5 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 46 43 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 45 43 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 47 41 8 4 Disambiguation of Hybrids: 46 41 6 6 Disambiguation of 'hybridize': 83 9 8
  2. (intransitive) To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-crossbreed-en-verb-WsQudX3s Categories (other): English terms prefixed with cross- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cross-: 29 32 23 16
  3. (transitive) To mate (an organism) with another organism so as to produce a hybrid. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-crossbreed-en-verb-dWCv~5sn Categories (other): English terms prefixed with cross-, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cross-: 29 32 23 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 43 40 6 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cross-breed, xbreed [abbreviation] Derived forms: crossbreeder

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "crossbreeds",
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      "form": "crossbreeding",
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      "form": "crossbred",
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          "ref": "1988 April 15, James Krohe Jr., “Where Has All the Flora Gone?”, in Chicago Reader:",
          "text": "Recalling the crossbreeding of the lakeside daisy, he insists, \"If we hadn't polluted that population with Ohio plants it might have vanished.",
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        }
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        "To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "breed",
          "breed"
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          "varieties",
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        "(transitive) To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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        "To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed."
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        "(intransitive) To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed."
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        "To mate (an organism) with another organism so as to produce a hybrid."
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        "(transitive) To mate (an organism) with another organism so as to produce a hybrid."
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    },
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "krǎstosvam",
      "sense": "hybridize",
      "word": "кръстосвам"
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "hybridize",
      "word": "krucbredi"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "risteyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "hybridize",
      "word": "cruzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "hybridize",
      "word": "kreuzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "hybridize",
      "word": "crosphóraigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "erliizžüülex",
      "sense": "hybridize",
      "word": "эрлийзжүүлэх"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "hybridize",
      "word": "krzyżować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "hybridize",
      "word": "mestiçar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "hybridize",
      "word": "cruzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "hybridize",
      "word": "korsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "hybridize",
      "word": "lai"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "hybridize",
      "word": "croesfridio"
    }
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}

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    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
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    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Mongolian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
    "Terms with Welsh translations",
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          "ref": "2001, Raymond Coppinger, Lorna Coppinger, Dogs, page 69:",
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  ],
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}

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