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Meaning of crossbreed

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  crossbreed
      n 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" [syn: {hybrid}, {crossbreed}, {cross}]
      v 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" [syn:
           {crossbreed}, {cross}, {hybridize}, {hybridise},
           {interbreed}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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