cross·bred

[kraws-bred, kros-]
adjective
1.
produced by crossbreeding.
noun
2.
an animal or group of animals produced by hybridization; hybrid.
Origin:
1855–60; cross- + bred

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cross·breed

[kraws-breed, kros-] verb, cross·bred, cross·breed·ing, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to produce (a hybrid); hybridize.
verb (used without object)
2.
to undertake or engage in hybridizing; hybridize.
noun
3.
a crossbred.
Origin:
1665–75; cross- + breed

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crossbred (ˈkrɒsˌbrɛd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
1.  (of plants or animals) produced as a result of crossbreeding
 
—n
2.  grade Compare purebred a crossbred plant or animal, esp an animal resulting from a cross between two pure breeds

crossbreed (ˈkrɒsˌbriːd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb , -breeds, -breeding, -bred
1.  Also: interbreed to breed (animals or plants) using parents of different races, varieties, breeds, etc
 
—n
2.  the offspring produced by such a breeding

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crossbreed   (krôs'brēd')  Pronunciation Key 
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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Example sentences
Data sets from individual breeds were combined, and records from crossbred cows
  were included.
Multiple bear species, including polar bears and grizzlies, have been crossbred
  in zoos.
Those sets of chromosomes come from the varieties originally crossbred to
  create the clone.
The history of crossbred cars is filled with hits and misses.
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