cross-breed

noun
🔊/ˈkrɒs briːd/
🔊/ˈkrɔːs briːd/
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  1. an animal or a plant that is a result of cross-breeding杂交品种(动物或植物) compare hybrid

cross-breed

verb
🔊/ˈkrɒs briːd/
🔊/ˈkrɔːs briːd/
[transitive, intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cross-breed
🔊/ˈkrɒs briːd/
🔊/ˈkrɔːs briːd/
he / she / it cross-breeds
🔊/ˈkrɒs briːdz/
🔊/ˈkrɔːs briːdz/
past simple cross-bred
🔊/ˈkrɒs bred/
🔊/ˈkrɔːs bred/
past participle cross-bred
🔊/ˈkrɒs bred/
🔊/ˈkrɔːs bred/
-ing form cross-breeding
🔊/ˈkrɒs briːdɪŋ/
🔊/ˈkrɔːs briːdɪŋ/
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  1. cross-breed (something) to make an animal or a plant breed (= produce young animals/new plants) with a different type; to breed with an animal or a plant of a different type使杂交;杂交繁育
    • cross-bred sheep杂交羊
    Topics Animalsc2