crossbred
Speech parts
1. crossbred - Noun
2. crossbred - Adjective
3. crossbred - Verb
Derived from crossbreed
Meaning
Produced by mixing distinct breeds; mongrel.
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Again, the web of relationships is confusing, but some evidence shows the European bison is descended from bison that had migrated from Asia to North America, and then back to Europe, where they crossbred with existing steppe bison.
At one point, some steppe bison crossbred with the ancestors of the modern yak.
In Bulgaria, they were crossbred with the Indian Murrah breed, and in Romania, some were crossbred with Bulgarian Murrah.
The fast-growing progeny, from crossbred zebu cows with Canchim bulls, can be slaughtered at 18 months old from feedlots after weaning, up to 24 months old from feedlots after grazing and at 30 months from grazing on the range.
They successfully grafted these other varieties to the original root stock of the mission grape and made wine from the crossbred grapes, but again were disappointed with the taste.
New Zealand is the second-largest producer of wool, and the largest producer of crossbred wool.