Definitions
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- verb To remove an
offspring from itsbiological mother to bereared by another, especially so as toequalize the numbers inlitters
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Examples
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Zoologists at the Smithsonian National Zoo cross-foster a cheetah cub
CNN.com 2011
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Zoologists at the Smithsonian National Zoo cross-foster a cheetah cub
CNN.com 2011
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The Smithsonian staff say it's better to cross-foster than to bottle-feed because cubs are easier to breed in the future if they were mothered than if they were hand-raised.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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