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crossbreed

[ kraws-breed, kros- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, cross·bred, cross·breed·ing.

, cross·bred, cross·breed·ing.

crossbreed

/ ˈkrɒsˌbriːd /

Alsointerbreed to breed (animals or plants) using parents of different races, varieties, breeds, etc

crossbreed

/ krôs′brēd′ /

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.

An animal or a plant produced by breeding two animals or plants of different species or varieties; a hybrid.

First recorded in 1665–75; cross- + breed

He is a Himalayan-Persian crossbreed who lives with his owners Anne Marie Avey and Eric Rosario in Los Angeles.

But Ralph Waldo is a crossbreed—part Boston bull and part snapping turtle.

The leashes were slipped, and the greyhounds went off like the wind, but the crossbreed remained quietly by the horses.

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