crossbreed

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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

The best for commercial farming is the Hybrid tree - a crossbreed of the indigenous West African Tall and the Dwarf which originates from Asia.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2022

Hershtik learned from Sela about the world of snake handling and the two set up snake exhibits together and partnered to crossbreed the reptiles.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2022

They looked as though someone had managed to crossbreed the Joshua tree with the cypress and then persuaded the result to grow grass instead of leaves.

From Anything You Can Do ... by Garrett, Randall