cross·breed (krôs br d , kr s-)v. cross·bred (-br  d), cross·breed·ing, cross·breeds v.tr. To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize. v.intr. To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed. n. An organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds. |
crossbreed [ˈkrɒsˌbriːd]
vb -breeds, -breeding, -bred
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Also interbreed to breed (animals or plants) using parents of different races, varieties, breeds, etc.
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the offspring produced by such a breeding
| crossbreed (krôsbrd) Verb To produce a hybrid animal or plant by breeding two animals or two plants of different species or varieties. For example, crossbreeding a male donkey with a female horse will produce a mule. Noun An animal or a plant produced by breeding two animals or plants of different species or varieties; a hybrid. |
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| Noun | 1. |  crossbreed - (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently dihybrid - a hybrid produced by parents that differ only at two gene loci that have two alleles each monohybrid - a hybrid produced by crossing parents that are homozygous except for a single gene locus that has two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas) genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| Verb | 1. | crossbreed - breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" breed - cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs" backcross - mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents |
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