noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of crossing a hybrid with one of its parents.
2. 2
   An organism produced by such a crossing.
3. 3
   Alternative form of back cross. alt-of, alternative

Verb

1. 1
   To cross a hybrid with one of its parents.
2. 2
   mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents wordnet

Etymology

From back + cross.

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