crossbreed
Plural: crossbreeds
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
- An organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds.
Verb
- breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
- "Mendel tried crossbreeding"
- To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize.
- To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed.
- To mate (an organism) with another organism so as to produce a hybrid.
Origin / Etymology
From cross- + breed.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
crossbreed: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcrossbreed: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
crossbreed: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
crossbreed: valid Words With Friends Word