Crossbred

Word CROSSBRED
Character 9
Hyphenation cross bred
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Crossbred"

What do we mean by crossbred?

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

In biology, the offspring produced by the crossing of parents which exhibit antagonistic or mutually exclusive characters, such as blackness and whiteness, tall-ness and shortness, which do not blend. noun

Produced by crossbreeding; bred from different species or varieties; hybrid; mongrel.

Produced by mixing distinct breeds; mongrel. adjective

Produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties or species. adjective

Simple past tense and past participle of crossbreed. verb

Bred from parents of different varieties or species adjective

Any organism produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties, or species.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Crossbred

The word "crossbred" in example sentences

He just sat there, with an expression crossbred between reverence and desire, whenever some big old gal got up to shake and shimmy. ❋ Burke, Jan (1993)

Our dominant “Christians” are the lineal descendants of originally German Anabaptists crossbred with a strain of militant Calvinism brought over by the good folks of Massachusetts Bay Colony, Inc. and marinated in propaganda about American Exceptionalism. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He crossbred visual panache and hedonistic flair, notably in "Sign of the Cross" (1932), with a lesbian dance sequence, a lithe Claudette Colbert bathing in milk, and Charles Laughton playing an extravagantly gay Nero. ❋ Adam Bernstein (2010)

A benchleg is a crossbred western blacktail with a mule deer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And if she was from that alternative universe ... she could be a few generations removed ... or crossbred with yet another alien race. ❋ Honorh (2009)

Gotye, who in a high vocal register can sound like Peter Gabriel or Sting, recorded this album in his parents' barn near Melbourne, where he crossbred electronic elements with homespun sounds. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Cesar Millan has rehabilitated hundreds of problem pooches over the years, but tonight's episode marks a first for the canine-counselor extraordinaire, who finds out whether his techniques will hold up in the wild when he works with three dogs that have been crossbred with wolves. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Livestock has been crossbred, linebred, inbred and outcrossed for millenia. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So, while he's off in the woods with his pet bengar, Jir -- think Lassie crossbred with a chainsaw -- the fabled Red Star has fallen to the earth, regarded as a long lost magic and unlimited power to whomever possesses it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He crossbred visual panache and hedonistic flair, notably in "Sign of the Cross" (1932), with a lesbian dance sequence, a lithe Claudette Colbert bathing in milk and Charles Laughton playing an extravagantly gay Nero. ❋ Post (2010)

“Our dominant “Christians” are the lineal descendants of originally German Anabaptists crossbred with a strain of militant Calvinism brought over by the good folks of Massachusetts Bay Colony, Inc. and marinated in propaganda about American Exceptionalism.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

At some point, early colonists crossbred smaller European-bred stock with American wild turkeys to produce hearty but tame breeds such as the Standard Bronze.‬ ❋ Geoffrey A. Fowler (2011)

The tasty native Shouguang chicken had been crossbred with a chunkier U.S. species to increase meat volume, but Jiang said the hybrid was only for supermarkets. ❋ Jonathan Watts (2010)

Simon was bouncing around and grinning like Gerry of the Pacemakers crossbred with Freddie of the Dreamers and given a tank full of lithium. ❋ BILL FLANAGAN (2010)

Barack Obama launched his Presidential run at the 2004 Democratic convention by devoting the first 380 words of his speech to describing in great detail the two stocks from which he was crossbred. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Thousands more have been crossbred with cattle and are raised on ranches for their meat and hides. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Consider this sample from a section describing some older gamers: "They had cackling laughs and glints in their eyes, like a herd of Santa Clauses crossbred with battle-ready dwarves." ❋ Unknown (2010)

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