crossbreed

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crossbreed in WordNet English dictionary

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"
hybrid crossbreed cross

verb

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"
crossbreed cross hybridize hybridise interbreed

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