crossbred vs half-breed

crossbred

adj
  • Produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties or species. 

noun
  • Any organism produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties, or species. 

half-breed

adj
  • Hybridized; having one purebred parent; descended from parents of different breeds or with different traits. 

  • Having dual heritage; having mixed racial parentage or ancestry. 

noun
  • A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage (metis, métis, Metis, Métis; mestizo). 

  • A hybrid animal or plant. 

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