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Meanings of crossbreed in English

Catalan
híbrid
Spanish
cruce

(Genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species.

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híbrid
Portuguese
cruzar
Spanish
cruzar

Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties.

cruzar
Russian
хардкор-драм-н-бейс

Fusion of darkstep and hardcore techno.

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хардкор-драм-н-бейс
Russian
помесь
Portuguese
cruzamento industrial

Half-bred animal.

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помесь
Usage of crossbreed in English
1
An artificial crossbreed of dwarves and humans, muls did not occur in nature.
The broken blade
2
The Origin: Sydney cafe Piccolo Me created the crossbreed, calling it The Cheesy Frenchy.
News.com.au
3
Growers crossbreed plants to produce high-THC strains to give them more bang for the buck.
The Guardian
4
It was, simply, stallion versus infertile horse-donkey crossbreed.
The Guardian
5
A crossbreed of a human and an amphibian.
The South African
6
I turn and walk into the city my home, not bird or garuda, not miserable crossbreed.
Perdido Street Station
7
The Cagots are, or were, a crossbreed.
The marks of cain
8
Pick told her later that he was some sort of crossbreed, a mix of dog and wolf.
Running with the Demon
9
Adult animals crossbreed all the time.
Crooked little vein
10
You're going to crossbreed, are you?
Timescape
11
Did it crossbreed with a pigeon?
Norway to hide: a passport to peril mystery
12
If design is going to rediscover its sense of purpose, it has to crossbreed with other disciplines, from biotechnology to healthcare.
The Guardian
13
Mitt Romney is heading to the Senate now despite being a crossbreed of a career executive and a Brooks Brothers mannequin.
The Guardian
14
It's understood that he violated a female crossbreed dog, following a collaborative investigation by the Special Investigations Unit and the NSPCA.
The South African
15
With plenty of goldfish on hand, it became easier for their keepers to crossbreed individual fish, to make individuals with desired appearances.
BBC
16
Once someone had put my feet in the chunky stirrups, I was handed the reins of a mustang crossbreed known as Amigo.
The Guardian
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