as in hybrid
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
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as in crossbreed
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
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Recent Examples of crossbred
Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
The effort Tuesday was the first time internationally crossbred coral have been permitted to be outplanted anywhere in the world.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2025
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.
—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
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
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
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Ramping up the coral production line While newly crossbred corals were recently outplanted and are now being monitored to evaluate which combination should go into production, researchers are racing to get the assembly line ready to scale output.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
The effort Tuesday was the first time internationally crossbred coral have been permitted to be outplanted anywhere in the world.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2025
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.
—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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossbred
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Rethinking Education For The AI Age Our educational systems, designed for a pre-digital world, are vulnerable to deepening the hybrid cognitive trap.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, researchers were devising methods to make McIntoshes more reliable to grow and using the McIntosh to develop hybrid apples like the Cortland and Milton.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
12 Sep. 2025
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Because the sliding molecules are built into the gel (not just mixed in), their motion directly couples with the gel’s stretching.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Known for excellent hazy IPAs as well as a stellar mixed fermentation/sour program, Hill Farmstead is worth the drive as some beer people consider a visit to their small but inviting tasting room almost a religious pilgrimage.—
Em Sauter,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Crossbred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossbred. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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