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CROSSBRED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crossbred mean?
• CROSSBRED (adjective)
The adjective CROSSBRED has 1 sense:
1. bred from parents of different varieties or species
Familiarity information: CROSSBRED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bred from parents of different varieties or species
Similar:
bigeneric (resulting from a cross between species of different genera)
hybrid; intercrossed (produced by crossbreeding)
underbred (of inferior or mixed breed)
half-blooded; half-bred; half-breed ((of animals) having only one purebred parent)
Also:
outbred (bred of parents not closely related; having parents of different classes or tribes)
Attribute:
ancestry; derivation; filiation; lineage (inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline)
Antonym:
purebred (bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain)
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