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cross-fostering

cross-fostering noun: the technique of removing eggs from the nest of one species of bird, to be incubated in the nest of another. Usually done to aid the recovery of endangered species. Also the present participle and gerund of cross-foster.

Noun

cross-fostering (uncountable)

  1. the technique of removing eggs from the nest of one species of bird, to be incubated in the nest of another. Usually done to aid the recovery of endangered species.

Also used as

cross-fostering is also the present participle and gerund of cross-foster.

Questions about cross-fostering

What does cross-fostering mean?
Cross-fostering means the technique of removing eggs from the nest of one species of bird, to be incubated in the nest of another. Usually done to aid the recovery of endangered species.
What part of speech is cross-fostering?
Cross-fostering is a noun.

Words near cross-fostering in the dictionary

  1. cross-fertilized
  2. cross-fertilizes
  3. cross-fertilizing
  4. cross-foster
  5. cross-fostered
  6. cross-fostering
  7. cross-fosters
  8. cross-functional
  9. cross-garnet
  10. cross-garnets
  11. cross-gender

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