Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb to crossbreed.
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Examples
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A Mamutoi woman named Tholie was my brother's cross-mate!
The Mammoth Hunters Auel, Jean M. 1985
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If Jondalar and Ayla would stay and become Sharamudoi, we would make an offer to cross-mate with them, but since Markeno and I are Ramudoi, they would have to be Shamudoi. "
The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990
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This is Jondalar of the Zelandonii, and a kinsman, brother of Tholie's cross-mate. "
The Mammoth Hunters Auel, Jean M. 1985
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