Crossbreed

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɹɑːsËŒbɹiːd/

Alternative forms

• cross-breed

Full definition of crossbreed

Verb

1. (transitive) To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize.
• 1988, April 15, James Krohe Jr., Where Has All the Flora Gone?, 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.