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Synonyms for crossbred
Noun
- 1. crossbred, hybrid, crossbreed, cross
- usage: a hybrid (especially an animal produced by a cross between two pure breeds)
Verb
- 1. crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed, breed
- usage: breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"
Adjective
- 1. crossbred (vs. purebred), bigeneric, crossed, hybrid, interbred, intercrossed, underbred, half-blooded, half-bred, half-breed, outbred
- usage: bred from a mixture of breeds or strains
- 2. crossbred, interbred, outbred (vs. inbred)
- usage: bred of parents of different races or strains
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