1. cross-breed - Noun
2. cross-breed - Verb
To breed separate strains of the same species in order to create new traits.
To breed members of similar albeit distinct species, for example, horse X donkey = mule
cross-breed (plural cross-breeds)
An offspring produced by cross-breeding.
To me, fantasy has always been the genre of escape, science fiction the genre of ideas. So if you can escape and have a little idea as well, maybe you have some kind of a cross-breed between the two. Sheri S. Tepper
Both autopolyploid and allopolyploid plants can often reproduce normally, but may be unable to cross-breed successfully with the parent population because there is a mismatch in chromosome numbers. Source: Internet
It noted the interbreeding of Bovini species made determining relationships problematic. citation Skulls of European bison (left) and American bison (right) European bison can cross-breed with American bison. Source: Internet
Experiments are ongoing to cross-breed various desirable traits of wild cotton species into the principal commercial species, such as resistance to insects and diseases, and drought tolerance. Source: Internet