Examples of crossbred in a Sentence
a beautiful crossbred dog who had the pleading eyes of a beagle and the body of a greyhound
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The study also found that the breed of dog matters, as purebred dogs lived approximately eight months longer than crossbred dogs with two or more breeds.
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Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
This type of crossbred dairy cow can produce 25,000 pounds of milk, and when her milking days are over, she can be slaughtered for premium beef because of body characteristics that make her meat uniform and desirable for eating.
—Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
Noriega, of Chapingo Autonomous University, uses the field as a large, open-air laboratory to study the benefits of native versus hybrid – crossbred – corn varieties.
—Fabiola Sánchez, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2023
Originally crossbred to help farmed pigs grow larger and tolerate the cold temperatures of Canada, a drop in the market about two decades ago led some farmers to let their hybrid pigs run free.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2023
Cosmopolitan chickens will never win over industrial farmers who depend on economies of scale to turn a profit, but Vanmechelen sees a different market for his crossbred chickens.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2016
Nearly half of the milk production comes from buffaloes, and a little over a quarter from crossbred cattle, which combine the resilience of indigenous cattle with the higher yields of European breeds.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2022
Monsanto's crossbred produce would avoid such labeling and any attendant stigma.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2014
There was a male cocker spaniel, female cockapoo, male lurcher type, also known as a crossbred hound, and a female terrier type.
—Megan Marples, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022
Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
This type of crossbred dairy cow can produce 25,000 pounds of milk, and when her milking days are over, she can be slaughtered for premium beef because of body characteristics that make her meat uniform and desirable for eating.
—Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
Noriega, of Chapingo Autonomous University, uses the field as a large, open-air laboratory to study the benefits of native versus hybrid – crossbred – corn varieties.
—Fabiola Sánchez, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2023
Originally crossbred to help farmed pigs grow larger and tolerate the cold temperatures of Canada, a drop in the market about two decades ago led some farmers to let their hybrid pigs run free.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2023
Cosmopolitan chickens will never win over industrial farmers who depend on economies of scale to turn a profit, but Vanmechelen sees a different market for his crossbred chickens.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2016
Nearly half of the milk production comes from buffaloes, and a little over a quarter from crossbred cattle, which combine the resilience of indigenous cattle with the higher yields of European breeds.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2022
Monsanto's crossbred produce would avoid such labeling and any attendant stigma.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2014
There was a male cocker spaniel, female cockapoo, male lurcher type, also known as a crossbred hound, and a female terrier type.
—Megan Marples, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022
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First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined above
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cross·bred
ˈkrȯs-ˈbred 
: hybrid entry 2
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: produced by crossing two pure but different breeds, strains, or varieties
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