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"The hybrid product of double-crossing."
],
"links": [
[
"hybrid",
"hybrid"
],
[
"double-crossing",
"double-cross#Verb"
]
],
"qualifier": "plant breeding; animal breeding; plant breeding; animal breeding",
"raw_glosses": [
"(plant breeding, animal breeding) The hybrid product of double-crossing."
]
}
],
"word": "double-cross"
}
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