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crossbred

noun

  1. Any organism produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties, or species.

adjective

  1. Produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties or species.

Synonymsmixed-blood
verb

  1. To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize.

  2. To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed.

  3. To mate (an organism) with another organism so as to produce a hybrid.

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