crossbred

Adjective

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Adjective (1)

  1. bred from parents of different varieties or speciesOpposite purebredSimilar hybrid, underbred, bigeneric, half-bloodedRelates to ancestry, lineageSee also outbred
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Cross′bred′ (-br?d′), adjective

Stock Breeding Produced by mixing distinct breeds; mongrel.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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