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crossbreeding

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crossbreeding in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
    hybridization  hybridisation  crossbreeding  crossing  cross  interbreeding  hybridizing 
  2. reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
    miscegenation  crossbreeding  interbreeding 
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