English dictionary
crossbreed
/'kr/O/s,br/E/d/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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(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
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A breed or an animal produced from parents of different breeds; a new variety, as of plants, combining the qualities of two parent varieties or stocks.
Source: webster1913
verb
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breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
ExamplesMendel tried crossbreeding.
Source: WordNet 3.0