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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCrossbred
/ˈkrɔs.brɛd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Produced by breeding animals or plants of different varieties, breeds, or species.
"The farmer decided to raise crossbred cattle to improve disease resistance and milk yield."
- 1
Past tense and past participle of crossbreed; to breed animals or plants of different kinds together.
"Biologists have successfully crossbred several strains of drought-resistant wheat."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from the noun/verb 'cross' (derived from Old Norse and Old French roots meaning to intersect or cross over) and 'bred', the past participle of 'breed' (from Old English 'brēdan', meaning to nourish or bring forth offspring). Emerging in agricultural and biological contexts around the late 18th century, it initially described plants and animals resulting from the mating of different varieties or breeds.
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métis
Transliteration: /me.ti/
"Ce chien est un animal métis issu de deux races différentes."
gekreuzt
Transliteration: /ɡəˈkʁɔɪ̯st/
"Diese Pflanze ist eine gezüchtete, gekreuzte Sorte."
incrociato
Transliteration: /in.kroˈt͡ʃa.to/
"Il gatto incrociato mostra caratteristiche fisiche uniche."
mestizo
Transliteration: /mesˈti.so/
"Adoptaron un perro mestizo del refugio local."
mestico
Transliteration: /mesˈtʃi.ku/
Script: mestiço
"O cavalo mestiço provou ser muito forte e ágil."
संकर
Transliteration: sankar
"किसान ने अधिक दूध के लिए संकर गाय खरीदी।"
杂交的
Transliteration: zájiāo de
"这种杂交的植物对病虫害有很强的抵抗力。"
잡종의
Transliteration: japhjong-ui
"그 농부는 잡종의 가축을 키우고 있습니다."
交雑の
Transliteration: kōzatsu no
"その研究者は交雑の品種を分析した。"
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