as in hybrid
an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera
a Siamese crossbreed who was atypically black, but had the build and voice of a Siamese
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Recent Examples of crossbreed
These puppies, believed to be a collie-working dog crossbreed, were left in the park, posing a threat to the local wildlife.
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Without using wheat, rye, barley, couscous, bulgur, and other crossbreeds of those grains, gluten-free pasta can be made from brown rice, white rice, corn, legumes, quinoa, edamame, lentils, or beans.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
Zoom in: High school junior Jett Hale, from Miami, Texas, fetched the reserve record with his steer, Mike, a stunning charolais crossbreed.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
By selecting various friends in her wanderings, Sophie’s mom had spawned not just one sort of crossbreed, but several in that same litter.
—Charles Hammer, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Without using wheat, rye, barley, couscous, bulgur, and other crossbreeds of those grains, gluten-free pasta can be made from brown rice, white rice, corn, legumes, quinoa, edamame, lentils, or beans.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
Zoom in: High school junior Jett Hale, from Miami, Texas, fetched the reserve record with his steer, Mike, a stunning charolais crossbreed.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
By selecting various friends in her wanderings, Sophie’s mom had spawned not just one sort of crossbreed, but several in that same litter.
—Charles Hammer, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossbreed
hybrid
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The price hike from gasoline to plug-in hybrid is $9,500 for base, $10,000 for PHEV.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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According to a research journal published this month by Ecology and Evolution, biologists at the University of Texas at Austin determined the bird was a hybrid after studying the animal first spotted by a homeowner in Bexar County, near San Antonio.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Crossbreed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossbreed. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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