Crossmate

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To mate individuals of different species, breeds, etc. transitive

    "They proved to be fertile when they were crossmated and backcrossed to both parental species (using the forced-copulation method)."

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crossbreedcrossbreed

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"They proved to be fertile when they were crossmated and backcrossed to both parental species (using the forced-copulation method)."

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