Meaning of "crossbreed" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF CROSSBREED

crossbreed  [ˈkrɒsˌbriːd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROSSBREED

Crossbreed is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb crossbreed in English.

WHAT DOES CROSSBREED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Crossbreed

A crossbreed or crossbred usually refers to an animal with purebred parents of two different breeds, varieties, or populations. Crossbreeding, sometimes called "designer crossbreeding", refers to the process of breeding such an animal, often with the intention to create offspring that share the traits of both parent lineages, or producing an animal with hybrid vigor. While crossbreeding is used to maintain health and viability of animals, irresponsible crossbreeding can also produce animals of inferior quality or dilute a purebred gene pool to the point of extinction of a given breed of animal. The term is also used at times to refer to a domestic animal of unknown ancestry where the breed status of only one parent or grandparent is known, though the term "mixed breed" is technically more accurate. The term outcross is used to describe a type of crossbreeding used within a purebred breed to increase the genetic diversity within the breed, particularly when there is a need to avoid inbreeding. In animal breeding, crossbreed describes crosses within a single species, while hybrid refers to crosses between different species.

Definition of crossbreed in the English dictionary

The definition of crossbreed in the dictionary is Also: interbreed. to breed using parents of different races, varieties, breeds, etc. Other definition of crossbreed is the offspring produced by such a breeding.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CROSSBREED

PRESENT

Present

I crossbreed

you crossbreed

he/she/it crossbreeds

we crossbreed

you crossbreed

they crossbreed

Present continuous

I am crossbreeding

you are crossbreeding

he/she/it is crossbreeding

we are crossbreeding

you are crossbreeding

they are crossbreeding

Present perfect

I have crossbred

you have crossbred

he/she/it has crossbred

we have crossbred

you have crossbred

they have crossbred

Present perfect continuous

I have been crossbreeding

you have been crossbreeding

he/she/it has been crossbreeding

we have been crossbreeding

you have been crossbreeding

they have been crossbreeding

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I crossbred

you crossbred

he/she/it crossbred

we crossbred

you crossbred

they crossbred

Past continuous

I was crossbreeding

you were crossbreeding

he/she/it was crossbreeding

we were crossbreeding

you were crossbreeding

they were crossbreeding

Past perfect

I had crossbred

you had crossbred

he/she/it had crossbred

we had crossbred

you had crossbred

they had crossbred

Past perfect continuous

I had been crossbreeding

you had been crossbreeding

he/she/it had been crossbreeding

we had been crossbreeding

you had been crossbreeding

they had been crossbreeding

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will crossbreed

you will crossbreed

he/she/it will crossbreed

we will crossbreed

you will crossbreed

they will crossbreed

Future continuous

I will be crossbreeding

you will be crossbreeding

he/she/it will be crossbreeding

we will be crossbreeding

you will be crossbreeding

they will be crossbreeding

Future perfect

I will have crossbred

you will have crossbred

he/she/it will have crossbred

we will have crossbred

you will have crossbred

they will have crossbred

Future perfect continuous

I will have been crossbreeding

you will have been crossbreeding

he/she/it will have been crossbreeding

we will have been crossbreeding

you will have been crossbreeding

they will have been crossbreeding

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would crossbreed

you would crossbreed

he/she/it would crossbreed

we would crossbreed

you would crossbreed

they would crossbreed

Conditional continuous

I would be crossbreeding

you would be crossbreeding

he/she/it would be crossbreeding

we would be crossbreeding

you would be crossbreeding

they would be crossbreeding

Conditional perfect

I would have crossbreed

you would have crossbreed

he/she/it would have crossbreed

we would have crossbreed

you would have crossbreed

they would have crossbreed

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been crossbreeding

you would have been crossbreeding

he/she/it would have been crossbreeding

we would have been crossbreeding

you would have been crossbreeding

they would have been crossbreeding

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you crossbreed
we let´s crossbreed
you crossbreed

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to crossbreed

Past participle

crossbred

Present Participle

crossbreeding

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF CROSSBREED

Find out the translation of crossbreed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of crossbreed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crossbreed» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 杂交
• Translator English - Spanish: cruce
• English: crossbreed
• Translator English - Hindi: संकर नस्ल
• Translator English - Arabic: هجين
• Translator English - Russian: Помесь
• Translator English - Portuguese: mestiços
• Translator English - Bengali: দোআঁশলা
• Translator English - French: croisement
• Translator English - Malay: Brek silang
• Translator English - German: Kreuzung
• Translator English - Japanese: 雑種
• Translator English - Korean: 진드기
• Translator English - Javanese: Crossbreed
• Translator English - Vietnamese: giống lai
• Translator English - Tamil: crossbreed
• Translator English - Marathi: मिश्रजातीय प्राणी किंवा वनस्पती
• Translator English - Turkish: melez
• Translator English - Italian: incrocio
• Translator English - Polish: mieszaniec
• Translator English - Ukrainian: помісь
• Translator English - Romanian: incrucisare
• Translator English - Greek: διασταύρωση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kruising
• Translator English - Swedish: blandras
• Translator English - Norwegian: crossbreed

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROSSBREED»

Discover the use of crossbreed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crossbreed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Crossbreed

Follows the adventures of a crossbreed cat--the offspring of a mating between a large, feral female house cat and a wild bobcat-- from the time of his birth in southern Wisconsin to his life with a young boy.

Allan W. Eckert, 2000

The Enchantment of Modern Life: Attachments, Crossings, and ...

Kafka's short story "The Crossbreed" is one interesting example. It tells of a creature with a highly mobile identity, and it might call to mind your own exhilarating/unnerving experience of having a body (and an identity) that changes shape over ...

Jane Bennett, 2001

Crossbreed

A crossbreed or crossbred is an animal with purebred parents of two different breeds, varieties, or populations.

Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010

Prion Biology: Research and Advances

Genotype Breed Age in months Lymphatic Spinal Clinical signs Spinal cord Clinical tissue avail- cord vail- present available signs present able able Classical scrapie cases ARQ/ARQ G.M./B.M. crossbreed ~42 Yes Yes No Yes Yes No ...

Vincent Béringue, 2013

Livestock Farming Systems

Results and discussion In the monitored farms there were buffaloes, local (Baladi ) cows, crossbreed cows and purebred animals, predominantly Friesian. Buffaloes constituted about 41% of the herd's composition, followed by crossbreed cows ...

Study on Chicken Meat Production for Small Scale Farmers in ...

A: Commercial hybrid; B: 3-lines crossbreed; C: 4-lines crossbreed; D: Native chicken. Commercial hybrids: the day-old chicks were obtained from Centaco Company Ltd, Pathumthani Province. The hybrid from the Centaco Company is ...

Theerachai Haitook, 2006

Dairy Intensification and Milk Market Quality in Amhara ...

Animal type (%) by market quality Breeds High market quality Medium market quality Low market quality Indigenous cow 23 72 87 Crossbreed cow 77 28 13 Table 19. Dominant breeds (%) by market quality Breeds High market quality ...

Addis Bitew, Mesfin Bahata, Kindu Mekonnen, Alan Duncan, Bitew, A., Bahta, M.

Issues in Veterinary Practices and Specialties: 2011 Edition

Data detailed in 'Hematologic and biochemical reference intervals for Norwegian crossbreed grower pigs' have been presented. “Hematologic and biochemical reference intervals depend on many factors, including environment and ...

‎2012

Progress in Research on Energy and Protein Metabolism

The present paper reports on results of a study aiming at enhancing milk production of indigenous ruminants, i.e. the Etawah crossbreed goat, by feeding local agroindustrial waste products. The study used 16 first lactation does (BW 50 ± 5.0 ...

Wolfgang-Bernhard Souffrant, Cornelia C. Metges, 2003

Into the White: Kafka and His Metamorphoses

But in The Crossbreed, another argument against suicide comes to the fore, an argument this time on the side of the private: 'but because it is an heirloom, I must deny that.' The meaning of this sentence becomes clearer if we look at another ...

Greg Houwer, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROSSBREED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crossbreed is used in the context of the following news items.

Does your beloved pooch have what it takes to be crowned Britain's …

After a hunchbacked crossbreed called Quasi Modo was crowned the world's ugliest dog - and following our recent interview with American ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

Suzuki Jimny SZ4 (2015) review

Like some kind of terrier/mountain goat crossbreed, it takes everything thrown at it in its stride and keeps coming back for more. Push-buttons ... «CAR Magazine, Jul 15»

Scott must stop dismantling Florida's wildlife protections

Their extinction seemed to be imminent as recently as 20 years ago, when a subspecies of panthers from Texas were brought in to crossbreed ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»

US lending farmers a little seed money

Williams plans to use her loan to purchase Angus cows, which she will crossbreed with her Brangus bull to create a specialty breed called ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»

Farmers' market booth is 'just peachy'

“Then you'll crossbreed trees and you ought to see those peaches.” The peaches Patino has been experimenting with have turned out great, ... «Vicksburg Post, Jul 15»

Dachshund who died saving girl gets rare honor in Serbian town

When a raging bull mastiff crossbreed last year attacked a 10-year-old girl, Leo fearlessly jumped to her rescue, barking and biting at the dog ... «SFGate, Jul 15»

Quartz and Feldspar: Dartmoor by Matthew Kelly – a British …

Quartz and Feldspar is as hefty as it is all-encompassing: impressively researched, and passionate, it is as much of a crossbreed as that highly ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Osage City Osage County Fair results

Breeding sheep, crossbreed ewe lambs: Kinsley Garrison, NO, B; Tracy Wilk, WW, B; Alex Sluder, VBR, B; Marrit Mead, IND, B; Leon Sluder, ... «Osage County Herald-Chronicle, Jul 15»

2015 Pickaway County Fair - Gallery 6

Emma Pritchard, 13, took the title for Beef Breeding Crossbreed Grand Champion. She is a five-year member of Walnut Wonder Workers and is ... «Circleville Herald, Jul 15»

Blended Bud

... partakers no longer have to wait for underground growers to crossbreed the flighty head-spin of Green Crack with the breezy mood elevation ... «Willamette Week, Jul 15»