1. (

• hybridization ,
• hybridisation ,
• crossbreeding ,
• crossing ,
• cross ,
• interbreeding ,
• hybridizing

) (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids ;

2. (

• miscegenation ,
• crossbreeding ,
• interbreeding ,

) reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons) ;

1. (

• crossbreed ,
• cross ,
• hybridize ,
• hybridise ,
• interbreed

) 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" ;