crossbreed

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: hybrid cross hybridize hybridise interbreed

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

(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: hybrid cross

Verb (1)

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: cross hybridize hybridise interbreed

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Crossbreed \Cross"breed`\ (-br[=e]d`), n.

1.A breed or an animal produced from parents of different breeds; a new variety, as of plants, combining the qualities of two parent varieties or stocks. [1913 Webster]

2.Anything partaking of the natures of two different things; a hybrid. [1913 Webster]