Adjective: crossbred 'krós,bred
- Bred from parents of different varieties or species
"A crossbred dog is produced when both parents are pedigree dogs but of different breed types"
- Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
"Mendel tried crossbreeding";
- cross, hybridize, hybridise [Brit], interbreed
See also: ancestry, bigeneric, derivation, filiation, half-blooded, half-bred, half-breed, hybrid, intercrossed, lineage, outbred, underbred
Type of: breed
Antonym: purebred
Encyclopedia: Crossbred
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