CROSSBREED

hybrid, crossbreed, cross

(noun) (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”

crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed

(verb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

crossbreed (third-person singular simple present crossbreeds, present participle crossbreeding, simple past and past participle crossbred)

(transitive) To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize.

(intransitive) To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed.

(transitive) To mate (an organism) with another organism so as to produce a hybrid.

Noun

crossbreed (plural crossbreeds)

An organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds.

Source: Wiktionary

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Cross"breed` (-brd`), n.

1. A breed or an animal produced from parents of different breeds; a new variety, as of plants, combining the qualites of two parent varieties or stocks.

2. Anything partaking of the natures of two different things; a hybrid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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