crossbreed (verb)

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• crossbreed — I. verb (crossbred; breeding) Date: 1675 transitive verb hybridize, cross; especially to cross (two varieties or breeds) within the same species intransitive verb to engage in or undergo hybridization II. noun Da …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• crossbreed — [c]/ˈkrɒsbrid/ (say krosbreed) verb (crossbred, crossbreeding) –verb (t) 1. to produce (a hybrid) within a species, using two breeds or varieties. –verb (i) 2. to undertake or engage in hybridising, especially within a single species. –noun 3.… …  

• crossbreed — I 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• crossbreed — 1. verb /ˈkɹɑːsˌbɹiːd/ a) To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize. b) To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed …   Wiktionary

• crossbreed — 1 verb (I, T) a) to make one kind of a plant or animal breed with a different breed b) if a plant or animal crossbreeds it breeds with one of a different breed crossbred adjective 2 noun (C) an animal or plant that is a mixture of breeds compare… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cross-mate — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb Etymology: cross (V) : crossbreed * * * /kraws mayt , kros /, v.t., v.i., cross mated, cross mating. to crossbreed. * * * cross mate «KRS MAYT, KROS », transitive verb, intransitive verb, mat|ed …   Useful english dictionary

• hybridise — 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 • Syn: ↑crossbreed, ↑cross, ↑hybridize, ↑interbreed …   Useful english dictionary

• interbreed — verb (interbred; breeding) Date: 1859 intransitive verb to breed together: as a. crossbreed b. to breed within a closed population transitive verb to cause to breed together …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• inbreed — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb Etymology: in (II) + breed transitive verb 1. archaic : produce, generate inbreed …   Useful english dictionary

• backcross — verb mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents • Hypernyms: ↑crossbreed, ↑cross, ↑hybridize, ↑hybridise, ↑interbreed • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …   Useful english dictionary

• interbreed — verb past tense and past participle interbred, (intransitive + with, transitive) to produce young animals from parents of different breeds or groups compare crossbreed 2, inbreeding …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English