what does crossbreeding mean?
CROSSBREEDING as NOUN
- Meaning
- reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
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Hypernyms(s) crossbreeding is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) crossbreeding is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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