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cross-breed

noun

  1. An offspring produced by cross-breeding.

verb

  1. To breed separate strains of the same species in order to create new traits.

  2. To breed members of similar albeit distinct species, for example, horse X donkey = mule

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the offspring produced by cross-breeding.

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