Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crossbreed

/ˈkɹɑːsˌbɹiːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: cross-breed
IPA: /ˈkɹɑːsˌbɹiːd/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize.

Transitive verb

verb

To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed.

Intransitive verb

verb

To mate (an organism) with another organism so as to produce a hybrid.

Transitive verb

noun

An organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds.

Example Sentences

"Recalling the crossbreeding of the lakeside daisy, he insists, "If we hadn't polluted that population with Ohio plants it might have vanished."
"When I ask about these dogs, they are described to me as the local mutts, mongrels, pavement specials, crossbreeds."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin cruxbor. Old Irish crosbor. Old Norse krossbor. Old English cros Middle English cross Middle English cros- English cross- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰroh₁tús Proto-Germanic *brōduz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną Proto-West Germanic *brōdijan Old English brēdan Middle English breden English breed English crossbreed From cross- + breed.

Usage

Inflected Forms

crossbreeds (present, singular) crossbreeding (participle, present) crossbred (participle, past) crossbred (past) cross-breed (alternative) xbreed (alternative) crossbreeds (plural)

Derived Forms

crossbreeder

Phrases

designer crossbreed

Synonyms

hybrid cross hybridize hybridise interbreed

Questions

How do you pronounce crossbreed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹɑːsˌbɹiːd/.
What does crossbreed mean?: To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize.
Where does crossbreed come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin cruxbor. Old Irish crosbor. Old Norse krossbor. Old English cros Middle English cross Middle English cros- English cross- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰroh₁tús Proto-Germanic *brōduz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną Proto-West Germanic *brōdijan Old English brēdan Middle English breden English breed English crossbreed From cross- + breed.

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