crossbred
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Synonyms
cold-blooded (or coldblood), cross, hybrid, mixed, mongrel
Antonyms
blooded, full-blood, full-blooded, purebred, thoroughbred
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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, "'Lost empire': Video shows how Houston's historic LH7 ranch changed over the years," 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, "The first shots have been fired in a beef war over the proliferation of ‘fake meat’ | Fort Worth 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, "India’s Answer to Global Warming: Cows That Belch Less," 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, "Dark Wings Decoded," 15 Dec. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'crossbred.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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