reciprocal cross

Questions about reciprocal cross

What is another word for reciprocal cross?

It depends which reciprocal cross you mean. In the sense “hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype”, the synonyms are reciprocal. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of reciprocal cross?

WordNet records no antonym for reciprocal cross. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for reciprocal cross come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of reciprocal cross

• Full entry for reciprocal crossAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for reciprocal crossWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.