crossbreed

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈkɹɑːsˌbɹiːd/

Definition of crossbreed

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize.
    “Recalling the crossbreeding of the lakeside daisy, he insists, "If we hadn't polluted that population with Ohio plants it might have vanished.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize.
    “Recalling the crossbreeding of the lakeside daisy, he insists, "If we hadn't polluted that population with Ohio plants it might have vanished.”
  2. (intransitive)To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed.
  3. (transitive)To mate (an organism) with another organism so as to produce a hybrid.

noun

  1. An organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds.
    “When I ask about these dogs, they are described to me as the local mutts, mongrels, pavement specials, crossbreeds.”

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Etymology

From cross- + breed.

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