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cross-breed — cross breeds, cross breeding, cross bred also crossbreed 1) V RECIP ERG If one species of animal or plant cross breeds with another, they reproduce, and new or different animals or plants are produced. [V with n] By cross breeding with our native … English dictionary
cross|breed — «KRS BREED, KROS », verb, bred, breed|ing, noun. –v.t., v.i. to breed by mixing kinds, breeds, or races: »You can crossbreed a horse and a donkey to get a mule. SYNONYM(S): cross, hybridize. –n. an individual or breed produced by crossbreeding:… … Useful english dictionary
Cross breed — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cross-breed — ► NOUN ▪ an animal or plant produced by mating or hybridizing two different species, breeds, or varieties. ► VERB ▪ breed in this way … English terms dictionary
cross-breed — n. & v. n. 1 a breed of animals or plants produced by crossing. 2 an individual animal or plant of a cross breed. v.tr. (past and past part. bred) produce by crossing … Useful english dictionary
cross|breed|ing — «KRS BREE dihng, KROS », noun. breeding by mixing kinds, breeds, or races: »It s a boon to biologists, who hope crossbreeding will do for trees what it s already achieved for corn and livestock (Wall Street Journal) … Useful english dictionary
cross-breed — mixed breed, mongrel, hybrid … English contemporary dictionary
cross-breed — verb produce (an animal or plant) by mating or hybridizing two different species, breeds, or varieties. noun an animal or plant produced by cross breeding … English new terms dictionary
cross·breed — … Useful english dictionary
Breed-specific legislation — (BSL), is any law, ordinance or policy which pertains to a specific dog breed or breeds, but does not affect any others. The term is most commonly used to refer to legal restrictions or prohibitions on the breeding and ownership of certain breeds … Wikipedia
