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crossbreed

verb
/ˈkɹɑːsˌbɹiːd/

Etymology

From cross- + breed.

  1. derived from *bʰreh₁-✻ — “warm”
  2. inherited from *brōdijaną✻ — “to brood”
  3. inherited from brēdan
  4. inherited from breden
  5. formed as crossbreed — “cross- + breed”

Definitions

  1. To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or…

    To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize.

    • Recalling the crossbreeding of the lakeside daisy, he insists, "If we hadn't polluted that population with Ohio plants it might have vanished.

  2. To mate so as to produce a hybrid

    To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed.

  3. To mate (an organism) with another organism so as to produce a hybrid.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. An organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds.

      • When I ask about these dogs, they are described to me as the local mutts, mongrels, pavement specials, crossbreeds.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at crossbreed. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at crossbreed. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at crossbreed

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA