half-bred
- adjective
- /ˈhæfˌbrɛd/
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mestizo
- The stable has several half-bred horses, each with unique qualities from their mixed parentage.
Examples
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By the second year we had 8,000 Texas half-bred cattle, and over 3,500 volumes of English literature in my library.
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Many pet owners prefer half-bred dogs because they tend to be more resilient than purebreds.
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As a half-bred labrador, this dog combines traits from both its purebred mother and mixed-breed father.
Synonyms
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3.7
Made by crossing two different kinds of animal or plant
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9.3
An animal with only one purebred parent
An animal with only one purebred parent
An animal or plant bred from parents of different breeds, sometimes from different species
Made by breeding two different types of the same animal or plant
An animal or plant born from parents of different breeds
An animal whose parents are different types, not a pure type
Antonyms
- Specialized
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An animal whose parents are from the same family line and that often has papers showing its family
How Purebred
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word half-bred comes from half, meaning 'part', and bred, from breed, meaning 'to produce animals of a certain kind'. So, a half-bred animal is 'partly' of one breed and often has one purebred parent and one parent of another breed, which is why it is not a purebred.