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Crossbred

Produced by mixing distinct breeds; mongrel.

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Half-blooded 84% connected

Proceeding from a male and female of different breeds or races; having only one parent of good stock; as, a half-blooded sheep.

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Half-blooded 84% connected

Proceeding from a male and female of different breeds or races; having only one parent of good stock; as, a half-blooded sheep.

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Half-bred 84% connected

Half-blooded.

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Half-bred 84% connected

Half-blooded.

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Half-breed 84% connected

Half-blooded.

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Half-breed 84% connected

Half-blooded.

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Hybrid 84% connected

The offspring of the union of two distinct species; an animal or plant produced from the mixture of two species. See Mongrel.

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Hybrid 84% connected

The offspring of the union of two distinct species; an animal or plant produced from the mixture of two species. See Mongrel.

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Intercrossed 84% connected

of Intercross

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Intercrossed 84% connected

of Intercross

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Underbred 84% connected

Not thoroughly bred; ill-bred; as, an underbred fellow.

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Underbred 84% connected

Not thoroughly bred; ill-bred; as, an underbred fellow.

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Ancestry 66% connected

Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.

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Ancestry 66% connected

Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.

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Derivation 66% connected

A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.

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Derivation 66% connected

A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.

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Filiation 66% connected

The relationship of a son or child to a parent, esp. to a father.

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Filiation 66% connected

The relationship of a son or child to a parent, esp. to a father.

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Lineage 66% connected

Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.

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Lineage 66% connected

Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.

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