crossbreeding vs crossing

crossing vs crossbreeding

crossbreeding and crossing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crossbreeding	Yes	No	No	No
crossing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, crossbreeding and crossing are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of crossbreeding include cross, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding.

crossbreeding (noun)	crossing (noun)
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids	a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)
reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)	traveling across
	(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
	a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
	a junction where one street or road crosses another
	a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
	a shallow area in a stream that can be forded

Difference between crossbreeding and crossing

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