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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
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
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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