What is another word for crossbreed?
Pronunciation: [kɹˈɒsbɹiːd] (IPA) 
Crossbreed, in animal husbandry, refers to the offspring produced by interbreeding two different breeds or species. However, there are other terms that can be used interchangeably with crossbreed, such as hybrid, mixed breed, mongrel, and interbred. Hybrid is a term used when two different species are bred, such as a mule that is a hybrid of a horse and a donkey. Mixed breed is commonly used to describe dogs or cats that have more than one breed in their bloodline. Mongrel is another term that has been used to describe mixed-breed dogs, with the word often being used in a derogatory way. Interbred is a term that refers to animals that have been bred within their own breed for several generations.
