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topcross

topcross noun: a hybrid produced by crossing a superior or purebred male with an inferior female.

Noun

topcross (plural topcrosses)

  1. A hybrid produced by crossing a superior or purebred male with an inferior female.
    • In 1950 and 1951 records were available on 461 purebred and topcross litters at birth and weaning, on 1051 purebred and topcross pigs in the feedlot, and on 959 carcasses from purebred and topcross pigs.1958, Dissertation Abstracts - Volume 18, page 1918
    • In collaboration with the Stress Breeding Unit we evaluated a total of 787 topcrosses of various backgrounds under high and low nitrogen conditions, normal irrigation, and intermediate and severe drought stress.1997, Maize research in 1995-96, →ISBN, page 53

Forms of topcross

pluraltopcrosses

Questions about topcross

What does topcross mean?
Topcross means a hybrid produced by crossing a superior or purebred male with an inferior female.
What part of speech is topcross?
Topcross is a noun.
What is the plural of topcross?
The plural of topcross is topcrosses.

Words near topcross in the dictionary

  1. topcoded
  2. topcodes
  3. topcoding
  4. topcolor
  5. topcolour
  6. topcross
  7. topcrossbred
  8. topcrosses
  9. Topdac
  10. topdeck
  11. topdecked

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