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crossbreeding
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crossbreeding in WordNet English dictionary
noun
(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
reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
miscegenation
crossbreeding
interbreeding
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