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Thesaurus: crossbreed

A breed or an animal produced from parents of different breeds; a new variety, as of plants, combining the qualities of two parent varieties or stocks.

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  1. n. A breed or an animal produced from parents of different breeds; a new variety, as of plants, combining the qualities of two parent varieties or stocks.
  2. n. Anything partaking of the natures of two different things; a hybrid.
  3. n. (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species
  4. v. breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
  5. 1. A breed or an animal produced from parents of different breeds; a new variety, as of plants, combining the qualites of two parent varieties or stocks. 2. Anything partaking of the natures of two different things; a hybrid.
  6. n:45/v:55 v. breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties