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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
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
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
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