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 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Bred from parents of different varieties or species

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

bigeneric (resulting from a cross between species of different genera)

hybrid; intercrossed (produced by crossbreeding)

underbred (of inferior or mixed breed)

half-blooded; half-bred; half-breed ((of animals) having only one purebred parent)

Also:

outbred (bred of parents not closely related; having parents of different classes or tribes)

Attribute:

ancestry; derivation; filiation; lineage (inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline)

Antonym:

purebred (bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain)

 II. (verb) 

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Past simple / past participle of the verb crossbreed

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