crossing vs crossbreeding

crossbreeding vs crossing

crossing and crossbreeding both are nouns.

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

As nouns, crossing and crossbreeding are synonyms defined as:

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

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

crossing (noun)	crossbreeding (noun)
a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)	(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
traveling across	reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
(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 crossing and crossbreeding

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