English to English
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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- A breed or an animal produced from parents of different breeds; a new variety, as of plants, combining the qualities of two parent varieties or stocks.
source: Webster 1913
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.
source: WordNet 3.0
