procreation vs crossbreeding
crossbreeding vs procreationprocreation and crossbreeding both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| procreation | Yes | No | No | No |
| crossbreeding | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
crossbreeding is a hyponym of
procreation; that is, crossbreeding is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
procreation:
- procreation: the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
- crossbreeding: reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
Other hyponyms of procreation include
interbreeding, miscegenation, generation, multiplication, propagation.
| procreation (noun) | crossbreeding (noun) |
|---|---|
| the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids |
| reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons) |
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