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crossbred

noun

Meaning

  • Any organism produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties, or species.

adjective

Meaning

  • Produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties or species.

Synonyms

mixed-blood

verb

Meaning

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

  • To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed.

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