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cross·breed  (krôsbrd, krs-)

v. cross·bred (-brd), 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.

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crossbreed

Verb

[-breeding, -bred]

to produce (a hybrid animal or plant) by crossing two different species

Noun

a hybrid animal or plant

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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.

Thesaurus

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" hybrid, cross 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" hybridise, hybridize, interbreed, cross breed - cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs" backcross - mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents

Translations

crossbreed [ˈkrɔsbriːd] n → hybride m, métis(se)

crossbreed [ˈkrɔsbriːd] cross n → Kreuzung f

crossbreed [ˈkrɔsbriːd] n → incrocio