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hybrid, crossbreed, cross(verb)

(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 mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"

crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed(verb)

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"

an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera

a Siamese crossbreed who was atypically black, but had the build and voice of a Siamese

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