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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 speciesplay

  Familiarity information: CROSSBRED used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CROSSBRED (adjective)


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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