2 example sentences using crossbreed.

Crossbreed used in a sentence

Crossbreed in a sentence as a noun

[0]Previously, any crossbreeding between plants, by necessity had to belong to the same species.

Crossbreed in a sentence as a verb

A species, the lowest taxonomic classification on the tree of life, is defined by the ability to crossbreed.

Crossbreed definitions

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"

See also: hybrid cross

verb

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"

See also: cross hybridize hybridise interbreed