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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crossbred

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
cross-bred
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties or species.

noun

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

verb

simple past and past participle of crossbreed

Etymology

From cross- + bred.

Inflected Forms

cross-bred (alternative) xbred (alternative) crossbreds (plural)

Synonyms

mixed-blood

Antonyms

straightbred

Questions

What does crossbred mean?
Produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties or species.
Where does crossbred come from?
From cross- + bred.

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