Synonyms for crossbreed
ˈkrɔsˌbrid, ˈkrɒs-cross·breed

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1. hybrid, crossbreed, crossverb

   (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"

   Synonyms:
   crossing, hybridisation, loanblend, cross, loan-blend, crown of thorns, crisscross, hybridization, hybrid, interbreeding, mark, hybridizing, crossbreeding

2. crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreedverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   traverse, frustrate, hybridise, spoil, cut through, sweep, cover, cut across, bilk, hybridize, pass over, intersect, baffle, foil, cross, scotch, track, thwart, span, get across, get over, interbreed

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1. crossbreednoun

   Synonyms:
   hybrid, mongrel

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