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crossbreed

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cross·breed1 /ˈkrɒsbriːd $ ˈkrɒːs-/ verb (past tense and past participle crossbred /-bred/) [intransitive, transitive]  if one breed of plant or animal crossbreeds with another, or if you crossbreed them, they breed, producing a new type of plant or animal (使)杂交;杂交繁育crossbred /-bred/ adjective→ See Verb tablecrossbreed2 noun [countable]  HBan animal or plant that is a mixture of breeds 〔动植物的〕杂交品种 hybrid
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crossbreedThe best crossbreed was Max, belonging to Beryl Greenslade of Hindhead, who also took the best mover award.
or Corpus if of crossbreeds one plant animal breed


crossbreed
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crossbreed1 /ˈkrɒsbriːd $ ˈkrɒːs-/ verb (past tense and past participle crossbred /-bred/) [intransitive and transitive]
if one breed of plant or animal crossbreeds with another, or if you crossbreed them, they breed, producing a new type of plant or animal
—crossbred /-bred/ adjective

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crossbreed2 noun [countable]
an animal or plant that is a mixture of breeds ⇨ hybrid