crossbreeding
noun
1. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Similar word(s): cross, crossing, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding
Definition categories: act, conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, union
2. reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
Similar word(s): interbreeding, miscegenation
Definition categories: act, breeding, procreation, reproduction
verb
1. present participle of crossbreed