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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
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                        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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                        Crossbreed through the time