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Dictionary: cross·bred   (krôs'brĕd, krŏs'-) pronunciation

adj.
Produced by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species.

crossbred cross'bred' n.

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Progeny of a mating between two animals which are purebreds of different breeds, e.g. crossbred sheep are usually offspring of matings between merinos and British breeds.

WordNet: crossbred
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: esp an animal produced by a cross between two pure breeds


The adjective crossbred has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: bred from a mixture of breeds or strains
  Antonym: purebred (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: bred of parents of different races or strains
  Synonym: interbred


Translations: Crossbred
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - krydset, krydsavlet

idioms:

  • crossbred horse    krydsavlet hest

Nederlands (Dutch)
gekruist, halfbloed

Français (French)
adj. - hybride
n. - croisement, hybridation

idioms:

  • crossbred horse    cheval de croisement

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gekreuzt
n. - Halbblut

idioms:

  • crossbred horse    Halbblut

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (βιολ.) διασταυρωμένος, μιγάς
n. - (βιολ.) διασταύρωση, υβρίδιο

idioms:

  • crossbred horse    (άλογο από) διασταύρωση (μη καθαρόαιμο)

Italiano (Italian)
mezzosangue

idioms:

  • crossbred horse    mezzosangue

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - mestiço (animal)
n. - híbrido (m)

idioms:

  • crossbred horse    cavalo (m) mestiço

Русский (Russian)
помесь

idioms:

  • crossbred horse    лошадь, выведенная скрещиванием

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cruzado, híbrido, mestizo
n. - animal producido por hibridación

idioms:

  • crossbred horse    caballo cruzado, híbrido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hybrid-, bastard-, av blandras
n. - korsning, korsningsprodukt, blandras, hybrid

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
杂种的

idioms:

  • crossbred horse    杂种马

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 雜種的

idioms:

  • crossbred horse    雜種馬

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 교배종의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 雑種の
n. - 交雑種, 雑種

idioms:

  • crossbred horse    雑種馬

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مهجن (الاسم) هجين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוכלא, מוצלב‬


 
 
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