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  • 1cross|bred — «KRS BREHD, KROS », adjective, noun, verb. –adj. produced by crossbreeding. SYNONYM(S): hybrid, mongrel. –n. an animal plant produced by crossbreeding: »Comebacks and crossbreds met very keen competition (London Times). SYNONYM(S): hybrid,… …

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  • 2cross-bred — …

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  • 3cross-breed — cross breeds, cross breeding, cross bred also crossbreed 1) V RECIP ERG If one species of animal or plant cross breeds with another, they reproduce, and new or different animals or plants are produced. [V with n] By cross breeding with our native …

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  • 4Cross-fertilization — can refer to: Allogamy, where an ovum from one individual is fertilized with the spermatozoa of another Heterosis, where different strains are cross bred to form a hybrid the union of pollen from the anther of the stamen, with the female gametes… …

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  • 5cross|breed — «KRS BREED, KROS », verb, bred, breed|ing, noun. –v.t., v.i. to breed by mixing kinds, breeds, or races: »You can crossbreed a horse and a donkey to get a mule. SYNONYM(S): cross, hybridize. –n. an individual or breed produced by crossbreeding:… …

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  • 6cross — Synonyms and related words: Agnus Dei, Calvary cross, Cape Colored, Christogram, Eurasian, Greek cross, Holy Grail, Host, Jerusalem cross, John Hancock, Latin cross, Malacca cane, Maltese cross, Russian cross, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, T, X, abjure …

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  • 7Cross fox (animal) — American cross fox, as illustrated by John James Audubon The cross fox is a partially melanistic colour variant of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) which has a long dark stripe running down its back, intersecting another stripe to form a cross over… …

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  • 8cross-breed — n. & v. n. 1 a breed of animals or plants produced by crossing. 2 an individual animal or plant of a cross breed. v.tr. (past and past part. bred) produce by crossing …

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  • 9pure-bred — adj pedigree, pedigreed, pure blood, pure blooded, thoroughbred, full blooded, blooded ≠ cross bred, hybrid, mixed, mongrel * * * ▶ adjective PEDIGREE, thoroughbred, full bred, blooded, pedigreed, pure. Opposites hybrid. * * * pureˈ blood, pure… …

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  • 10Monohybrid cross — is a method of determining the inheritance pattern of a trait between two single organisms. [1] A monohybrid cross is a cross between parents who are heterozygous at one locus; for example, Bb x Bb (see the Punnett). Example: B = brown. b = blue …

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