Crossmate

Quick meaning: Crossmate is a verb meaning (transitive) To mate individuals of different species, breeds, etc.

Meaning

(transitive) To mate individuals of different species, breeds, etc.

Example Sentences

Both Aberdeen Angus and Hereford cows also have a different average length of gestation when purely mated than when crossmated.

They proved to be fertile when they were crossmated and backcrossed to both parental species (using the forced-copulation method).

Indeed, the results available so far from crossbreeding experiments show an overall positive effect of crossmating straightbred cows.

If Jondalar and Ayla would stay and become Sharamudoi, we would make an offer to cross-mate with them, but since Markeno and I are Ramudoi, they would have to be Shamudoi.

Word Forms

• crossmates
• crossmating
• crossmated
• cross-mate

Synonyms for crossmate

Depending on context, synonyms include crossbreed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include intermate, match, pair, couple, miscegenate, mate.

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