A hybrid. An (esp. interspecific) hybrid animal. Now chiefly: a hybrid cage bird; cf. mule bird n. at compounds 2.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > domestic animal > [noun] > livestock > stock or breed > cross-breed (8) mule1772 A hybrid. An (esp. interspecific) hybrid animal. Now chiefly: a hybrid cage bird; cf. mule bird n. at compounds 2. cross-breed1844 A breed of animals (or plants) produced by crossing; a mongrel or hybrid breed; transferred an animal of such a breed. Also figurative. half-bred1848 A half-bred horse, pigeon, etc. A half-bred sheep. Austral. and N.Z. metis1852 In extended use. A hybrid between two breeds of sheep; a cross-breed. mixed breed1864 A cross-bred animal; (now derogatory) a person of mixed race. Subcategories:— with unrelated breed (1) — of two pure breeds (1) — condition of being (1) |
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