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View synonyms for crossbreed
crossbreed
/ ˈkrɒsˌbriːd /
verb
- Alsointerbreed to breed (animals or plants) using parents of different races, varieties, breeds, etc
noun
- the offspring produced by such a breeding
crossbreed
/ krôs′brēd′ /
Verb
- To produce a hybrid animal or plant by breeding two animals or two plants of different species or varieties. For example, crossbreeding a male donkey with a female horse will produce a mule.
Noun
- An animal or a plant produced by breeding two animals or plants of different species or varieties; a hybrid.
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Origin of crossbreed1
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Example Sentences
He is a Himalayan-Persian crossbreed who lives with his owners Anne Marie Avey and Eric Rosario in Los Angeles.
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But Ralph Waldo is a crossbreed—part Boston bull and part snapping turtle.
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The leashes were slipped, and the greyhounds went off like the wind, but the crossbreed remained quietly by the horses.
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