1. (verb) hybrid, crossbreed, cross
(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
Synonyms: crossing, hybridisation, loanblend, cross, crossbreed, loan-blend, crown of thorns, crisscross, hybridization, hybrid, interbreeding, mark, hybridizing, crossbreeding
2. (verb) crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
Synonyms: traverse, frustrate, hybridise, spoil, cut through, sweep, cover, queer, cut across, bilk, hybridize, pass over, intersect, baffle, foil, cross, scotch, track, crossbreed, thwart, span, get across, get over, interbreed
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