crossbred
produced by crossbreeding.
a crossbreed.
Origin of crossbred
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How to use crossbred in a sentence
The most fit are crossbred—chunks of their code are swapped, creating a new generation.
This is What Happens When You Teach Machines the Power of Natural Selection | James Barrat | February 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn early times it was the almost universal opinion that crossbred stock had more vitality than pure-bred stock.
Our Domestic Birds | John H. RobinsonIt included two greyhounds, a rough-coated deerhound, a foxhound, and the fawn-colored crossbred mentioned above.
American Big-Game Hunting | VariousThe powerful crossbred dog would find the snow a scant obstacle to his hunting.
Lad: A Dog | Albert Payson TerhuneBac an Leth-choin (bark an lechun), Shelf of the crossbred dog.
Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire | John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot
One day, when Castilla was out hunting, an Indian came up, with an ordinary-looking crossbred dog.
British Dictionary definitions for crossbred
/ (ˈkrɒsˌbrɛd) /
(of plants or animals) produced as a result of crossbreeding
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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