Open Dictionary
mouse here to listen, click to choose/add more
Location: USA
Source: Learn That Word
Profile URL: www.learnthat.org

Are you a native English speaker? How do you pronounce this word?

Thank you for contributing!
upload mp3 file or record now it's easy, promised!

{%type%} Definitions

WordNet 3.0Copyright Princeton University
{%wordnet%}
Definitions.net
{%definitions_com%}

Videos

Short "hint"

n. - A hybrid (especially an animal produced by a mix between two pure animals) adj. - Bred from a mixture of strains adj. - Bred of parents of different races or strains.

edit
Usage examples (36)
  • "I didn't realize that ogres crossbred with brassies."
  • I used a crossbred colt I already had for the main herd.
  • A benchleg is a crossbred western blacktail with a mule deer.
  • O'BRIEN: I thought they crossbred like a turkey and a chicken.
...click for more
Tutoring comment


Tutoring comment not yet available...

add more
The Open Dictionary of English is a collaborative project, based on Open Source materials, LearnThat resources, and partner APIs.
We give special thanks to our LearnThat volunteers, as well as Princeton University and Wiktionary for their Open Source word data. We're also grateful for the support given by Google, Wordnik.com, Dictionary.com, Stands4.com and YouTube, OEDILF.com, Kylescholz.com, Best-Practice.com, Forvo.com, as well as the generous Creative Commons community.