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English noun: crossbreeding | |||
| 1. | crossbreeding (act) (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids | ||
| Synonyms | cross, crossing, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dihybrid cross, monohybrid cross, reciprocal, reciprocal cross, test-cross, testcross | ||
| Domain category | genetic science, genetics | ||
| 2. | crossbreeding (act) reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons) | ||
| Synonyms | interbreeding, miscegenation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | breeding, facts of life, procreation, reproduction | ||
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