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cross-breeding

cross-breeding is the present participle and gerund of cross-breed.

Noun

cross-breeding (countable and uncountable, plural cross-breedings)

  1. A type or instance of breeding separate strains of the same species in order to create new traits.
  2. A type or instance of breeding members of similar albeit distinct species, e.g. a mule from a horse and donkey.

Forms of cross-breeding

pluralcross-breedings

Questions about cross-breeding

What does cross-breeding mean?
Cross-breeding means a type or instance of breeding separate strains of the same species in order to create new traits.
What is cross-breeding the present participle and gerund of?
Cross-breeding is the present participle and gerund of cross-breed.
What part of speech is cross-breeding?
Cross-breeding is a noun.
What is the plural of cross-breeding?
The plural of cross-breeding is cross-breedings.

Words near cross-breeding in the dictionary

  1. cross-bought
  2. cross-bow
  3. cross-bows
  4. cross-bred
  5. cross-breed
  6. cross-breeding
  7. cross-breedings
  8. cross-breeds
  9. cross-browser
  10. cross-buttock
  11. cross-buttocks

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