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crossbred

Definitions of crossbred
  1. adjective
    bred from parents of different varieties or species
    synonyms:
    outbred
    bred of parents not closely related; having parents of different classes or tribes
    bigeneric
    resulting from a cross between species of different genera
    hybrid, intercrossed
    produced by crossbreeding
    underbred
    of inferior or mixed breed
    half-blooded, half-bred, half-breed
    (of animals) having only one purebred parent
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    antonyms:
    purebred
    bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain
    blooded, full-blood, full-blooded
    of unmixed ancestry
    pedigree, pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred
    having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
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