CROSSBREED Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

crossbreed

noun

ˈkrȯs-ˌbrēd

as in hybrid

an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera a Siamese crossbreed who was atypically black, but had the build and voice of a Siamese

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Recent Examples of crossbreed Burmese and Birman cats have the highest life expectancy after their first year of life (14.4 years), followed by crossbreed cats, which typically live for another 11.9 years, as compared to purebred cats, who instead live for another 10.4 years. —

Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024 Some is shipped to base camp by helicopter, but much of the gear is carried there by yaks, yak/cattle crossbreeds called dzopkio, mules and horses. —

Alton C. Byers, The Conversation, 1 May 2024 Regrettably, there are no gambles in this crossbreed of sports movie and doggy drama that dutifully — and lazily — stays on course from beginning to end. —

Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024 Those that did not fit cleanly into a single breed were classified as a crossbreed. —

Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 2 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crossbreed