CROSSBREEDS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

(genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock

Example: 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

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Verb

breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

Example: cross a horse and a donkey; Mendel tried crossbreeding; these species do not interbreed

Synonyms

Cross, Crossbreed, Interbreed, Hybrid, Hybridize

➡️ Words that Start with CR

Credenza Crotch Crabapple Creosote Cracking Cryptorchism Crts Cricetus Cremated Craning Cricketing Crispens

Words that End with DS ⬅️

Onwards Ootids Operands Orchards Orchids Ordinands Oreads Osmunds Paranoids Parathyroids Parenthoods Parklands