Definition of Crossbreed

1. 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"

Exact synonyms: Cross, Hybrid
Generic synonyms: Being, Organism
Specialized synonyms: Dihybrid, Monohybrid
Category relationships: Genetic Science, Genetics
Derivative terms: Cross, Hybrid, Hybridize

2. Verb. Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties. "These species do not interbreed"
Exact synonyms: Cross, Hybridise, Hybridize, Interbreed
Generic synonyms: Breed
Specialized synonyms: Backcross
Derivative terms: Cross, Cross, Crossing, Hybridisation, Hybrid, Hybrid, Hybridization, Hybridizing, Interbreeding, Interbreeding

Definition of Crossbreed

1. n. 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.

Definition of Crossbreed

1. [v -BRED, -BREEDING, -BREEDS]

Medical Definition of Crossbreed

1. Synonym: hybrid. 2. To breed a hybrid. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crossbreed

crossbencher
crossbill
crossbills
crossbit
crossbite
crossbite
crossbite teeth
crossbones
crossbow
crossbowman
crossbowmen
crossbows
crossbred
crossbreds
crossbreed
crossbreed
crossbreeding
crossbreeding
crossbreeds
crossbuck
crossbucks
crosscheck
crosscourt
crosscurrent
crosscurrents
crosscut
crosscuts
crosscutting
crosscuttings
crosscut saw

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