crossbreeding

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
crossbreeding
    n 1: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties
         of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids [syn:
         {hybridization}, {hybridisation}, {crossbreeding},
         {crossing}, {cross}, {interbreeding}, {hybridizing}]
    2: reproduction by parents of different races (especially by
       white and non-white persons) [syn: {miscegenation},
       {crossbreeding}, {interbreeding}]
    

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