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crossbreed
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crossbreed
the offspring produced by such a breeding

crossbreed [′krȯs‚brēd]
(biology)
To propagate new individuals by breeding two distinctive varieties of a species. Also known as outbreed.


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If yaks are cross-bred with cows, that destroys the divinity of the cow and they can use the hide and the meat of the zopkio.
Since the species can be cross-bred easily, The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) set a goal of breeding a tree that retained the strong, vase-shaped beauty of the American chestnut but included the Chinese tree's blight-resistance.
As a result of his work a university was started and 55,000 cross-bred dairy heifers were sold in the second year, an important contribution to the `White Revolution' which has made India the world's second largest milk producer.
 
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