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breed vs crossbreed

crossbreed vs breed

breed and crossbreed both are nouns.

breed and crossbreed both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
breed Yes No Yes No
crossbreed Yes No Yes No
As verbs, crossbreed is a hyponym of breed; that is, crossbreed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than breed:
  • breed: cause to procreate (animals)
  • crossbreed: breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
Other hyponyms of breed include mongrelise, mongrelize, cross, hybridise, hybridize, interbreed.
breed (noun) crossbreed (noun)
a special type (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 special variety of domesticated animals within a species
breed (verb) crossbreed (verb)
have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
copulate with a female, used especially of horses
cause to procreate (animals)
call forth
Difference between breed and crossbreed

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