ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Crossbred

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Crossbred is an adjective meaning Produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties or species.

Meaning

Produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties or species.

More Meanings

  1. Any organism produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties, or species.
  2. simple past and past participle of crossbreed

Word Forms

Synonyms for crossbred

Depending on context, synonyms include mixed-blood, hybrid, crossed, mixed, underbred, half-bred.

Antonyms for crossbred

Common opposites include straightbred, purebred.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hybrid, bigeneric, mongrel, mixed, crossed, half-blooded.

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