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crossbred

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of crossbred

being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera
  • a beautiful crossbred dog who had the pleading eyes of a beagle and the body of a greyhound
Synonyms of crossbred

cold-blooded (or coldblood), cross, hybrid, mixed, mongrel
Words Related to crossbred

grade, half-bred

dihybrid, trihybrid

crossed, hybridized, interbred, outcrossed
Near Antonyms of crossbred

pedigreed (or pedigree)

inbred, linebred, straightbred
Antonyms of crossbred

blooded, full-blood, full-blooded, purebred, thoroughbred

crossbred

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of crossbred

an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera
  • a puppy that was clearly a crossbred of a beagle and a dachshund
Synonyms of crossbred

cross, crossbreed, hybrid, intercross, mongrel
Words Related to crossbred

mule

outcross

half-bred

mulatto
Near Antonyms of crossbred

full-blood, pureblood, purebred, thoroughbred

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