Hyphenation of crossbreed

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word crossbreed? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

cross-breed

Definitions of crossbreed:

1.	(genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock Especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species A mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey
2.	Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties Cross a horse and a donkey Mendel tried crossbreeding These species do not interbreed

Synonyms of crossbreed:

noun	hybrid, cross, organism, being
verb	cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed, breed

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