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crossbreed

[kraws-breed, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˌbrid, ˈkrɒs- /
NOUN
cur
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VERB
pollinate
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I am personally drawn to the most anxious among the herd — Cowboy — a crossbreed who holds his head in rigid panic, hair long and straight as a Long Beach girl’s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

And when distant relatives "crossbreed," this can lead to the emergence of viruses with completely new properties.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2024

One tiny, black-haired crossbreed chihuahua has a pair of silver wings on its back, drawing coos of appreciation.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023

Later there were dorgis — a dachshund and corgi crossbreed — owned by the queen.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2022

Where the two subspecies occur together, individuals of one subspecies do not crossbreed with individuals of the other subspecies and therefore react toward one another as do full species.

From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by Findley, James S.




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