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单词 crossbreds
释义

crossbred

adjective

cross·​bred ˈkrȯs-ˈbred How to pronounce crossbred (audio)
: produced by crossbreeding : hybrid
crossbred
ˈkrȯs-ˌbred How to pronounce crossbred (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • cold-blooded
  • coldblood
  • cross
  • hybrid
  • mixed
  • mongrel
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Example Sentences

a beautiful crossbred dog who had the pleading eyes of a beagle and the body of a greyhound
Recent Examples on the Web The vast majority of captive tigers are crossbred hybrids, so they aren’t identified as members of one of the six tiger subspecies—the Bengal tiger, Amur tiger, South China tiger, Sumatran tiger, Indochinese tiger, and Malayan tiger. Popular Science, 8 Apr. 2020 Over the past half century, for example, mainstream realistic novels have lost their once privileged centrality to crossbred works that draw inspiration from fantasy and science fiction, crime novels, pornography and the western. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2019 People could meet the Farm Museum’s newest oxen, Jack and Jim, and meet Bud and Bo, Angus crossbred steers. Shiela Johnson, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Oct. 2019 By the 1930s, the ranch was running 6,670 head of crossbred range cattle on the lease while Marks maintained a separate herd of 500 pure Texas longhorns, the historical association said. Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle, 15 July 2019 Video Link Embed Code Facebook Twitter Email Ben Bezner and his European crossbred steer named Mufasa take the grand champion honors in the junior steer competition Friday afternoon at the Fort Worth Stock Show. Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 24 Feb. 2018 E.M. Muhammed, a breeding expert, has been experimenting with an indigenous strain of miniature cattle that produce less milk than typical crossbred cows but are much better able to stand very hot weather. Ellen Barry, New York Times, 3 May 2016 To uncover the underlying genetics of this quintessential example of natural selection, University of Liverpool scientists crossbred lines of black and speckled moths. Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2016 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

crossbred

adjective

cross·​bred ˈkrȯs-ˈbred How to pronounce crossbred (audio)
: produced by crossbreeding : hybrid

crossbreds

noun

plural of crossbred
as in hybrids
an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera a puppy that was clearly a crossbred of a beagle and a dachshund

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hybrids
  • crossbreeds
  • intercrosses
  • mongrels
  • crosses
  • outcrosses
  • half-breds
  • mules

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • purebreds
  • thoroughbreds
  • purebloods
  • full-bloods
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