"misbreed" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈbɹiːd/ [verb], /ˈmɪsbɹiːd/ [noun] Forms: misbreeds [plural]
Etymology: mis- + breed Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|breed}} mis- + breed Head templates: {{en-noun}} misbreed (plural misbreeds)
  1. The inferior offspring that results from misbreeding.
    Sense id: en-misbreed-en-noun-aoaYDDTI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 84 16 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 74 26

Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈbɹiːd/ [verb], /ˈmɪsbɹiːd/ [noun] Forms: misbreeds [present, singular, third-person], misbreeding [participle, present], misbred [participle, past], misbred [past]
Etymology: mis- + breed Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|breed}} mis- + breed Head templates: {{en-verb|||misbred}} misbreed (third-person singular simple present misbreeds, present participle misbreeding, simple past and past participle misbred)
  1. To breed with the wrong mate, resulting in inferior offspring.
    Sense id: en-misbreed-en-verb-xwHoYmJA

Inflected forms

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