Verb
- 1. crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed, breed
- usage: 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"
Adjective
- 1. crossbred (vs. purebred), bigeneric, hybrid, intercrossed, underbred, half-blooded, half-bred, half-breed, outbred
- usage: bred from parents of different varieties or species
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