INTERCROSS Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

intercross

noun

ˈin-tər-ˌkrȯs

Definition of intercross

as in hybrid

an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera that pink rose is an intercross of red and white roses

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Vertical plans to use a common aircraft platform for four- and six-passenger configurations, as well as electric, hybrid-electric and autonomous variants.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Transformation scenes can be unintentionally laughable, and no one has fully figured out how to make a wolf-human hybrid look less like a fall-season impulse buy at Home Depot and more like a terrifically terrifying beast.

— Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

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In short, the researchers somehow focused the X-rays into an area roughly 100,000 times smaller than the cross-section of a typical human hair.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Co-written by playwright (and Succession co-writer) Will Arbery, Sacrifice starts off as a showbiz satire that eventually transforms into a cross between Apocalypse Now and The Lord of the Rings.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

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