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1. Bred from parents of different varieties or species
   "A crossbred dog is produced when both parents are pedigree dogs but of different breed types"

1. 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