noun
- 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. (
- usage: "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
verb
- Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties.
- usage: "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"
- synonyms: cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
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