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Meanings of crossbred in English

Catalan
híbrid

Bred from parents of different varieties or species.

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Examples for "purebred"
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They were bigger than the purebred Kent lambs, and seemed hardy enough.
Joanna Godden
2
Though Nathan was safe as a branded, purebred stag, she was not.
Midnight at the well of souls
3
They are the largest purebred herd of wild buffalo in the United States.
Reuters
4
On the farming front he was a breeder of purebred Charolais.
Independent.ie
5
From the Nama to the Cape Malay to the purebred Boer.
The marks of cain
Usage of crossbred in English
1
I wonder if they were close enough to have crossbred with humans.
Blessed Are the Meek
2
Concentrations in crossbred dogs did not differ significantly from those in Greyhounds.
Pubmed
3
They reminded me of miniature cafeteria ladies who'd been crossbred with dodo birds.
The Sea of Monsters
4
The dog was a large crossbred animal, between a mastiff and a bulldog.
By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War
5
In total, 12 litters of crossbred newborn piglets were selected in this study.
Pubmed
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In general, farmers cross improved animals of high breeding values with the crossbred ones.
Pubmed
7
Miles believes the time is right for a renaissance for crossbred or strong wool.
Radio NZ
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The value of the wool from Glenn's crossbred sheep doesn't even come close to that.
Radio NZ
9
The population consisted predominantly of Brahman-British crossbred cattle.
Pubmed
10
Judah walks miles with her, between onlooking houses, in the shadows of all the crossbred architecture.
Iron Council
11
From the very beginning, if a Raintree and an Ansara crossbred, the Ansara killed the child.
Inferno
12
In addition, the Company also operates as a wool broker and offers crossbred, mid-micron and fine wools.
Reuters
13
The value of the wool from Glenn's crossbred sheep doesn't even come close to that, he says.
Radio NZ
14
He says their fleece sells for a much higher price than the wool from his crossbred sheep.
Radio NZ
15
Pre-lamb shearing's done on crossbred sheep so the gangs are moving up country to start on merinos.
Radio NZ
16
Then, helped by two full-time assistants, he repeatedly bred and crossbred hybrids from thirty thousand pea plants.
A short history of nearly everything
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Catalan
híbrid
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