Definition of crossbreed Crossbreed
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We found 8 definitions of crossbreed from 4 different sources.
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What does crossbreed mean?
WordNet
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| crossbreed - breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" | ||
| cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed | ||
| breed have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce" | ||
| backcross mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents | ||
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Wiktionary 
- crossbreed (Noun)
An organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds. - crossbreed (Verb)
To produce an organism by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize. - crossbreed (Verb)
To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed. - crossbreed (Verb)
To mate an organism with another organism so as to produce a hybrid.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- crossbreed (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. - crossbreed (n.)
Anything partaking of the natures of two different things; a hybrid.
Part of speech
🔤- crossbreed, verb, present, 1st person singular of crossbreed (infinitive).
- crossbreed, verb (infinitive).
- crossbreed, noun, singular of crossbreeds.
