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noun
The act of crossing a hybrid with one of its parents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
An organism produced by such a crossing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
Alternative form of back cross.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
Topics: arts, hobbies, juggling, lifestyle, performing-arts, sports
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verb
To cross a hybrid with one of its parents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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verb
mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English cross English backcross From back + cross.
