Purebreed vs Crossbreed - What's the difference?

As a verb crossbreed is

to produce (an organism) by the mating]] of individuals of different breeds, [[variety|varieties, or species; hybridize.

As a noun crossbreed is

an organism produced by mating]] of individuals of different [[variety|varieties or breeds.

purebreed

Not English

Purebreed has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'purebreed':

proofread, perfervid, preferred, perforated, prepared, perverted, purebred, performed, purported, proffered, propertied, prefered, preformed, preprinted, peripherad, proferred, preboard, preboarded, preparsed, preforked, prebriefed, prebreaded, perversed, parfried, perophorid, perforced

crossbreed

English

Alternative forms

* cross-breed

Verb

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

*{{quote-news, year=1988, date=April 15, author=James Krohe Jr., title=Where Has All the Flora Gone?, work=Chicago Reader citation

, passage=Recalling the crossbreeding of the lakeside daisy, he insists, "If we hadn't polluted that population with Ohio plants it might have vanished. }}

To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed.

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

Noun

(en noun)

An organism produced by mating]] of individuals of different [[variety, varieties or breeds.