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🐕 Mixed-breed 🐄 A mixed animal
crossbred

crossbred

4.6
An animal or plant born from parents of different breeds, often from different varieties
  • noun
  • /ˈkrɔsˌbrɛd/
translation icon : híbrido
  • Many farmers prefer to raise crossbred livestock because they often exhibit improved traits.

Examples

  • Animal shelters are seeing a rise in crossbred dogs, which are often healthier than purebreds.

  • So we figured just like young doggy King Kong, she must be inbred or she was crossbred with a hawk.

  • More sensible British dog lovers are choosing crossbreds these days, or even the ubiquitous Jack Russell is a healthier choice than the doomed Cavalier.

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  • These goats were crossbreds having different genotypic constitutions (product of crossbreeding between Nachi, DDP, Beetal, and Teddy).

    Academic text (2013)

  • The new garden features several crossbred flowers that bloom in vibrant colors.

Antonyms

purebred
  • Specialized
11 4.6

Has parents and grandparents from the same family line without mixing with other animals

How Mixed

hybrid
31 3.7
crossbred
4.6
purebred
  • Specialized
11 4.6

Surface Forms

crossbred singular
crossbreds plural

Morphology

crossbred = breed (transparent) = cross + bred

The meaning is directly derived from the combination of 'cross' and 'breed', indicating an animal or plant produced by crossbreeding.

Etymology

The word crossbred comes from cross ('mixed') and breed ('family or group of animals or plants'), so a crossbred is an animal or plant born from parents of different breeds or varieties.