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Crossbreed

//ˈkɹɑːsˌbɹiːd// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds.

    "When I ask about these dogs, they are described to me as the local mutts, mongrels, pavement specials, crossbreeds."

  2. 2
    (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 wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize. transitive

    "Recalling the crossbreeding of the lakeside daisy, he insists, "If we hadn't polluted that population with Ohio plants it might have vanished."

  2. 2
    breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties wordnet
  3. 3
    To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed. intransitive
  4. 4
    To mate (an organism) with another organism so as to produce a hybrid. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From cross- + breed.

Etymology 2

From cross- + breed.

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