Crossbred — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

bred from parents of different varieties or species

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɔsbɹɛd/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈɒsbɹɛd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈɒsbɹɛd/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɔsbɹɛd/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hybridise crossbreed cross hybridize interbreed

Antonyms

purebred

Parts of Speech

verb	breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties “cross a horse and a donkey”
adjective	bred from parents of different varieties or species

Word Forms

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

gekreuzt

Züchten Sie Tiere oder Pflanzen mit Eltern verschiedener Rassen und Sorten

🇫🇷French

métis

élever des animaux ou des plantes en utilisant des parents de races et de variétés différentes

🇪🇸Spanish

mestizo

criar animales o plantas utilizando padres de diferentes razas y variedades

🇮🇹Italian

incrociato

allevare animali o piante utilizzando genitori di razze e varietà diverse

🇳🇱Dutch

gekruist

fok dieren of planten met behulp van ouders van verschillende rassen en variëteiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

híbrido

criar animais ou plantas usando pais de diferentes raças e variedades

🇷🇺Russian

помесь

разводить животных или растения, используя родителей разных рас и разновидностей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संकर

विभिन्न नस्लों और किस्मों के माता-पिता का उपयोग करके जानवरों या पौधों का प्रजनन करना

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্রসব্রেড

বিভিন্ন জাতি এবং জাতের পিতামাতা ব্যবহার করে প্রাণী বা উদ্ভিদের বংশবৃদ্ধি করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

கலப்பின

வெவ்வேறு இனங்கள் மற்றும் வகைகளின் பெற்றோரைப் பயன்படுத்தி விலங்குகள் அல்லது தாவரங்களை இனப்பெருக்கம் செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంకరజాతి

వివిధ జాతులు మరియు రకాల తల్లిదండ్రులను ఉపయోగించి జంతువులు లేదా మొక్కలను పెంచండి

🇮🇳Marathi

संकरित

विविध जाती आणि जातींच्या पालकांचा वापर करून प्राणी किंवा वनस्पतींचे प्रजनन करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્રોસબ્રેડ

વિવિધ જાતિઓ અને જાતોના માતા-પિતાનો ઉપયોગ કરીને પ્રાણીઓ અથવા છોડની જાતિ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಿಶ್ರತಳಿ

ವಿವಿಧ ಜನಾಂಗಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಭೇದಗಳ ಪೋಷಕರನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಸಸ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ತಳಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സങ്കരയിനം

വ്യത്യസ്ത വംശങ്ങളുടെയും ഇനങ്ങളുടെയും മാതാപിതാക്കളെ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് മൃഗങ്ങളെയോ സസ്യങ്ങളെയോ വളർത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਰਾਸਬ੍ਰੇਡ

ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਨਸਲਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਕਿਸਮਾਂ ਦੇ ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਪੌਦਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਨਸਲ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

کراس نسل

مختلف نسلوں اور اقسام کے والدین کا استعمال کرتے ہوئے جانوروں یا پودوں کی افزائش کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

杂交的

使用不同种族和品种的亲本培育动物或植物

🇯🇵Japanese

雑種

異なる人種や品種の親を使って動物や植物を繁殖させる

🇰🇷Korean

잡종

다양한 인종과 품종의 부모를 이용하여 동물이나 식물을 사육

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lai

nhân giống động vật hoặc thực vật bằng cách sử dụng bố mẹ thuộc các chủng tộc và giống khác nhau

🇹🇭Thai

ลูกผสม

เพาะพันธุ์สัตว์หรือพืชโดยใช้พ่อแม่ที่มีเชื้อชาติและพันธุ์ต่างกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

blasteran

membiakkan hewan atau tumbuhan dengan menggunakan induk dari ras dan varietas yang berbeda

🇵🇭Filipino

crossbreed

magparami ng mga hayop o halaman gamit ang mga magulang ng iba't ibang lahi at uri

🇲🇾Malay

kacukan

membiak haiwan atau tumbuhan menggunakan ibu bapa pelbagai kaum dan jenis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هجين

تربية الحيوانات أو النباتات باستخدام آباء من أعراق وأصناف مختلفة

🇮🇷Persian

دورگه

پرورش حیوانات یا گیاهان با استفاده از والدینی از نژادها و گونه های مختلف

🇹🇷Turkish

melez

Farklı ırk ve çeşitlerden ebeveynleri kullanarak hayvan veya bitki yetiştirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

הכלאה

לגדל בעלי חיים או צמחים באמצעות הורים מגזעים וזנים שונים

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