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- noun Plural form of
crossbreed .
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Examples
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If a species interbreeds with other species, the crossbreeds are their descendants.
Demons Don't Dream Anthony, Piers 1993
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According to this view, the increasing numbers of mixed-descent children in Australia, labelled as 'half-castes' (or alternatively 'crossbreeds', 'quadroons' and 'octoroons').
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(or alternatively 'crossbreeds', 'quadroons' and 'octoroons').
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The King of Lies, John Hart's seething, roiling, boiling North Carolina murder story crossbreeds enough Grisham-style intrigue and Turow-style brooding to make for a sulfurous mix.
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Other comet/asteroid crossbreeds have been seen previously, such as the Comet P/1996 N2 discovered in 1996, but astronomers are keeping a close eye on this latest oddball, as they believe the best explanation is that collision took place between two asteroids deep in space, about 250 million miles away from Earth.
Asteroid Collision May Have Created Comet-like Object | Universe Today 2010
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As they evolve equipment for each kind of life, crossbreeds will turn out badly suited to either one.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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As they evolve equipment for each kind of life, crossbreeds will turn out badly suited to either one.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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And because theyre crossbreeds, they cant have children.
Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009
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As they evolve equipment for each kind of life, crossbreeds will turn out badly suited to either one.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Available at Fisherman's Wharf's Zapworld. com, the golf cart/dune buggy crossbreeds rent for $35 an hour or $100 a day.
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