Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The crossing of different breeds, stocks, or races of animals; the practice or system of breeding from individuals of different breeds or varieties: the opposite of
pure or straight breeding.
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- verb Present participle of
cross-breed . - noun a type or instance of breeding separate strains of the same species in order to create new
traits . - noun a type or instance of breeding members of similar albeit distinct species. i.e.
horse +donkey =mule
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Examples
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Yes the economy is the overriding issue, but should voters and commentators ignore Christine O'Donnell's career as a pro - abstinence advocate and her recent concern about cross-breeding mice-and-men ... and for Newt Gingrich to talk about Obama in the context of Nazi Germany and Sharia Law?
HuffPost Radio: Both Sides Now w/ Huffington & Matalin: On Gingrich, the GOP, Gaga & Colbert HuffPost Radio 2010
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Yes the economy is the overriding issue, but should voters and commentators ignore Christine O'Donnell's career as a pro - abstinence advocate and her recent concern about cross-breeding mice-and-men ... and for Newt Gingrich to talk about Obama in the context of Nazi Germany and Sharia Law?
HuffPost Radio: Both Sides Now w/ Huffington & Matalin: On Gingrich, the GOP, Gaga & Colbert HuffPost Radio 2010
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It was made possible by genetic advances achieved through slow and laborious cross-breeding research by Dr. Norman Borlaug, a native of Iowa.
Jose W. Fernandez: Addressing Global Food Production Jose W. Fernandez 2010
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Scientific companies are cross-breeding humans and animals and coming up with mice with fully-functioning human brains!
Christine O'Donnell Attacked By Democratic Rival Over Witchcraft, Evolution, Mice & More (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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It was made possible by genetic advances achieved through slow and laborious cross-breeding research by Dr. Norman Borlaug, a native of Iowa.
Jose W. Fernandez: Addressing Global Food Production Jose W. Fernandez 2010
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Presenting Hav as a fascinating nexus of East and West, a teeming entrepôt of cross-breeding cultures, Ms. Morris describes the architecture with great relish: There are mosques from brief Arab rule during the Crusades, Russian onion-domed palaces, colonial remnants from the post-Napoleonic "Hav Britannica," and "the most cheerful of follies," a multistoried pagoda built by 15th-century Ming Dynasty traders.
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Scientific companies are cross-breeding humans and animals and coming up with mice with fully-functioning human brains!
Christine O'Donnell Attacked By Democratic Rival Over Witchcraft, Evolution, Mice & More (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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It was made possible by genetic advances achieved through slow and laborious cross-breeding research by Dr. Norman Borlaug, a native of Iowa.
Jose W. Fernandez: Addressing Global Food Production Jose W. Fernandez 2010
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But we have been cross-breeding and artificially selecting crops and farm animals for a good 10,000 years or so.
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It was made possible by genetic advances achieved through slow and laborious cross-breeding research by Dr. Norman Borlaug, a native of Iowa.
Jose W. Fernandez: Addressing Global Food Production Jose W. Fernandez 2010
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