Entry Word: mixed

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera <our mixed dog has a greyhound's body but the features of a collie>

Synonyms crossbred, hybrid, mongrel

Related Words dihybrid, trihybrid; crossbred, crossed, hybridized, interbred, outcrossed

Near Antonyms pedigreed; inbred

Antonyms full-blooded, purebred, thoroughbred

2 consisting of many things of different sorts <the summer school offers a very mixed selection of courses> — see miscellaneous