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intercross

[ verb in-ter-kraws, -kros; noun in-ter-kraws, -kros ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to cross one with another; place across each other.
  2. to cross (each other), as streets; intersect.
  3. to cross in interbreeding.


verb (used without object)

  1. to cross each other; intersect.
  2. to interbreed.

noun

  1. an instance of cross-fertilization.

intercross

/ ˌɪԳəˈɒ /

verb

  1. another word for crossbreed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of intercross1

First recorded in 1705–15; inter- + cross
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The relation of adipokines to pancreatic gene expression and plasma insulin levels was investigated by using data from a mouse intercross population.

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Shiplike the sliding golden trams Procession by and intercross: With tulips, daffodils, crocuses The whole street blossoms at my feet: Now kindle, flames, and let blow out The crimson rose against the grey, Let night itself be blotted out In life's monotonous drone of day.

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Intercross, in-tėr-kros′, v.t. and v.i. to cross mutually: interbreed.

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He says, for example:— In the case of methodical selection, a breeder selects for some definite object, and if the individuals be allowed freely to intercross, his work will completely fail.

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This proves that the oak family is young, compared with many other families, whose members are too distantly related to intercross.

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