crossbreed
- n (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
- v breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
Mendel tried crossbreeding
- Opponents of genetic engineering fear that these creatures could crossbreed with wild species, creating glowing schools of Frankenfish.
- The animal is a crossbreed of two entirely different species, a goat and a sheep.
- Why not crossbreed buffalo and domestic cattle? The Dominion Experimental Farm at Wainwright, Alta.