crossbred

[ kraws-bred, kros- ]
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adjective
  1. produced by crossbreeding.

noun

Origin of crossbred

1
First recorded in 1855–60; cross- + bred

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British Dictionary definitions for crossbred

crossbred

/ (ˈkrɒsˌbrɛd) /


adjective
  1. (of plants or animals) produced as a result of crossbreeding

noun
  1. a crossbred plant or animal, esp an animal resulting from a cross between two pure breeds: Compare grade (def. 9), purebred (def. 2)

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