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
Some is shipped to base camp by helicopter, but much of the gear is carried there by yaks, yak/cattle crossbreeds called dzopkio, mules and horses.
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Alton C. Byers, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
Regrettably, there are no gambles in this crossbreed of sports movie and doggy drama that dutifully — and lazily — stays on course from beginning to end.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
Those that did not fit cleanly into a single breed were classified as a crossbreed.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 2 Feb. 2024
Niranjana Rajalakshmi Stopping the Latest Outbreak Threat: Chronic Wasting Disease
Jim Robbins & KFF Health News
The shorter lifespan of crossbreeds was slightly surprising to Audrey Ruple, a veterinary epidemiologist at Virginia Tech, who was not involved in the new study.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 2 Feb. 2024
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Alton C. Byers, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
Regrettably, there are no gambles in this crossbreed of sports movie and doggy drama that dutifully — and lazily — stays on course from beginning to end.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
Those that did not fit cleanly into a single breed were classified as a crossbreed.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 2 Feb. 2024
Niranjana Rajalakshmi Stopping the Latest Outbreak Threat: Chronic Wasting Disease
Jim Robbins & KFF Health News
The shorter lifespan of crossbreeds was slightly surprising to Audrey Ruple, a veterinary epidemiologist at Virginia Tech, who was not involved in the new study.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Crossbreed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossbreed. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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