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Crossbreed

A breed or an animal produced from parents of different breeds; a new variety, as of plants, combining the qualities of two parent varieties or stocks.

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Being 76% connected

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oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Breed 76% connected

To produce as offspring; to bring forth; to bear; to procreate; to generate; to beget; to hatch.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Organism 76% connected

Organic structure; organization.

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Cross 74% connected

A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below th…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cross 74% connected

A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below th…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Hybrid 74% connected

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

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Hybrid 74% connected

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

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Hybridization 74% connected

The act of hybridizing, or the state of being hybridized.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Hybridization 74% connected

The act of hybridizing, or the state of being hybridized.

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Cross 92% connected

A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below th…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Hybrid 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Hybridize 92% connected

To render hybrid; to produce by mixture of stocks.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Interbreed 92% connected

To breed by crossing different stocks of animals or plants.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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