vb, -bred  -breed*ing vt  :  HYBRIDIZE, CROSS : esp  :  to cross (two varieties or breeds) within the same species vi  :  to engage in or undergo crossing or hybridization
, n :  HYBRID .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  cross·bred 
 
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