Crossbreed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(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

breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɔsbɹiːd/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈɒsbɹiːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈɒsbɹiːd/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɔsbɹiːd/.

Examples

a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey
cross a horse and a donkey
Mendel tried crossbreeding

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hybridise hybrid cross hybridize interbreed

Parts of Speech

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 “a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey”
verb	breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties “cross a horse and a donkey”

Word Forms

hybrid	adjective	produced by crossbreeding
hybridize	verb	breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
crossbreed	verb	breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
cross	verb	breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
crossbreed	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
cross	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
crossing	noun	(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
hybridization	noun	(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
hybridizing	noun	(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
hybrid	noun	a composite of mixed origin
hybridisation	noun	(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
interbreeding	noun	reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kreuzung

(Genetik) ein Organismus, der die Nachkommen genetisch unterschiedlicher Eltern oder Abstammung ist; insbesondere Nachkommen, die durch Züchtung von Pflanzen oder Tieren verschiedener Sorten oder Rassen entstehen

🇫🇷French

croiser

(génétique) un organisme qui est la progéniture de parents ou de souches génétiquement différents ; en particulier la progéniture issue de la sélection de plantes ou d'animaux de différentes variétés ou races

🇪🇸Spanish

híbrido

(genética) un organismo que es descendiente de padres o cepas genéticamente diferentes; especialmente la descendencia producida por la reproducción de plantas o animales de diferentes variedades o razas.

🇮🇹Italian

incrocio

(genetica) un organismo che è il figlio di genitori o ceppi geneticamente diversi; in particolare la prole prodotta dall'allevamento di piante o animali di diverse varietà o razze

🇳🇱Dutch

kruisen

(genetica) een organisme dat het nageslacht is van genetisch verschillende ouders of stam; vooral nakomelingen die zijn voortgebracht door het fokken van planten of dieren van verschillende variëteiten of rassen

🇵🇹Portuguese

híbrido

(genética) um organismo que é descendente de pais ou linhagem geneticamente diferentes; especialmente descendentes produzidos pela criação de plantas ou animais de diferentes variedades ou raças

🇷🇺Russian

скрещивание

(генетика) организм, который является потомком генетически различных родителей или потомства; особенно потомство, полученное путем селекции растений или животных разных разновидностей или пород

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संकर नस्ल

(आनुवंशिकी) एक जीव जो आनुवंशिक रूप से भिन्न माता-पिता या स्टॉक की संतान है; विशेष रूप से विभिन्न किस्मों या नस्ल के पौधों या जानवरों के प्रजनन द्वारा उत्पन्न संतान

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্রসব্রীড

(জেনেটিক্স) একটি জীব যা জিনগতভাবে ভিন্ন পিতামাতা বা স্টকের বংশধর; বিশেষ করে বংশবৃদ্ধি গাছপালা বা বিভিন্ন জাতের বা প্রজাতির প্রাণীদের দ্বারা উত্পাদিত

🇮🇳Tamil

கலப்பினம்

(மரபியல்) மரபணு ரீதியாக வேறுபட்ட பெற்றோர் அல்லது பங்குகளின் சந்ததியாக இருக்கும் ஒரு உயிரினம்; குறிப்பாக பல்வேறு வகையான அல்லது இனத்தின் இனப்பெருக்கம் செய்யும் தாவரங்கள் அல்லது விலங்குகளால் உற்பத்தி செய்யப்படும் சந்ததிகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంకరజాతి

(జన్యుశాస్త్రం) జన్యుపరంగా అసమానమైన తల్లిదండ్రులు లేదా స్టాక్ యొక్క సంతానం అయిన ఒక జీవి; ప్రత్యేకించి సంతానం సంతానోత్పత్తి మొక్కలు లేదా వివిధ రకాలు లేదా జాతి జంతువుల ద్వారా ఉత్పత్తి అవుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

संकरित जाती

(जेनेटिक्स) एक जीव जो अनुवांशिकदृष्ट्या भिन्न पालक किंवा स्टॉकची संतती आहे; विशेषत: प्रजनन वनस्पती किंवा विविध जाती किंवा जातीच्या प्राण्यांद्वारे उत्पादित संतती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંવર્ધન

(જિનેટિક્સ) એક જીવતંત્ર કે જે આનુવંશિક રીતે ભિન્ન માતાપિતા અથવા સ્ટોકનું સંતાન છે; ખાસ કરીને સંવર્ધન છોડ અથવા વિવિધ જાતો અથવા જાતિના પ્રાણીઓ દ્વારા ઉત્પાદિત સંતાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಿಶ್ರತಳಿ

(ಜೆನೆಟಿಕ್ಸ್) ತಳೀಯವಾಗಿ ಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿರುವ ಪೋಷಕರು ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಟಾಕ್‌ನ ಸಂತತಿಯಾಗಿರುವ ಜೀವಿ; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ತಳಿ ಸಸ್ಯಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ವಿವಿಧ ಪ್ರಭೇದಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ತಳಿಯ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳಿಂದ ಉತ್ಪತ್ತಿಯಾಗುವ ಸಂತತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സങ്കരയിനം

(ജനിതകശാസ്ത്രം) ജനിതകപരമായി വ്യത്യസ്തമായ മാതാപിതാക്കളുടെയോ സ്റ്റോക്കിൻ്റെയോ സന്തതിയായ ഒരു ജീവി; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് വ്യത്യസ്ത ഇനങ്ങളിലോ ഇനത്തിലോ ഉള്ള സസ്യങ്ങളെയോ മൃഗങ്ങളെയോ വളർത്തുന്നതിലൂടെ ഉൽപാദിപ്പിക്കുന്ന സന്തതികൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਰਾਸ ਨਸਲ

(ਜੈਨੇਟਿਕਸ) ਇੱਕ ਜੀਵ ਜੋ ਜੈਨੇਟਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵੱਖਰੇ ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਸਟਾਕ ਦੀ ਔਲਾਦ ਹੈ; ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਜਨਨ ਪੌਦਿਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਕਿਸਮਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਨਸਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਔਲਾਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

کراس نسل

(جینیات) ایک حیاتیات جو جینیاتی طور پر مختلف والدین یا اسٹاک کی اولاد ہے۔ خاص طور پر اولاد جو مختلف اقسام یا نسل کے پودوں یا جانوروں کی افزائش کے ذریعہ پیدا ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

杂交

（遗传学）遗传上不同的亲本或种群的后代的生物体；尤其是通过繁殖不同品种或品种的植物或动物产生的后代

🇯🇵Japanese

雑種

(遺伝学) 遺伝的に異なる親または系統からの子孫である生物。特に、異なる品種や品種の植物や動物を交配することによって生み出された子孫

🇰🇷Korean

잡종

(유전학) 유전적으로 다른 부모나 혈통의 자손인 유기체. 특히 다양한 품종이나 품종의 식물이나 동물을 사육하여 생산된 자손

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lai giống

(di truyền) một sinh vật là con của bố mẹ hoặc con giống khác nhau về mặt di truyền; đặc biệt là con cháu được sinh ra bằng cách nhân giống thực vật hoặc động vật thuộc các giống hoặc giống khác nhau

🇹🇭Thai

ผสมข้ามพันธุ์

(พันธุศาสตร์) สิ่งมีชีวิตที่เป็นลูกหลานของพ่อแม่หรือหุ้นที่มีพันธุกรรมต่างกัน โดยเฉพาะลูกหลานที่เกิดจากการผสมพันธุ์พืชหรือสัตว์ต่างสายพันธุ์หรือหลายพันธุ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

blasteran

(Genetika) suatu organisme yang merupakan keturunan dari orang tua atau stok yang berbeda secara genetik; terutama keturunan yang dihasilkan dari pembiakan tumbuhan atau hewan dari varietas atau ras yang berbeda

🇲🇾Malay

kacukan

(genetik) organisma yang merupakan keturunan ibu bapa atau stok yang berbeza secara genetik; terutamanya anak yang dihasilkan dengan membiak tumbuhan atau haiwan yang berlainan jenis atau baka

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تهجين

(علم الوراثة) كائن حي من نسل آباء أو أصول مختلفة وراثيا؛ وخاصة النسل الذي تنتجه النباتات أو الحيوانات من مختلف الأصناف أو السلالات

🇮🇷Persian

دورگه

(ژنتیک) ارگانیسمی که از فرزندان والدین یا سهام ژنتیکی متفاوت است. به ویژه فرزندان حاصل از پرورش گیاهان یا حیوانات از گونه ها یا نژادهای مختلف

🇹🇷Turkish

melez

(genetik) genetik olarak farklı ebeveynlerin veya soyların yavruları olan bir organizma; özellikle farklı çeşit veya cinsteki bitki veya hayvanların yetiştirilmesiyle üretilen yavrular

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַכלִיא

(גנטיקה) אורגניזם שהוא צאצא של הורים או מלאי לא דומים מבחינה גנטית; במיוחד צאצאים המופקים על ידי רביית צמחים או בעלי חיים מזנים או מגזעים שונים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'crossbreed'?

The primary meaning of 'crossbreed' is '(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'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'crossbreed' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'crossbreed' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'crossbreed' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'crossbreed' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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