Cross-breeding

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type or instance of breeding separate strains of the same species in order to create new traits. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A type or instance of breeding members of similar albeit distinct species, e.g. a mule from a horse and donkey. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of cross-breed form-of, gerund, participle, present

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hybrid

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"Crop quality and health can often be improved by carefully cross-breeding domesticated and wild specimens of the same species. So researchers often go to regions of the earth where a species originated and still grows wild."

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