"misbreed" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈbɹiːd/, /ˈmɪsbɹiːd/ Forms: misbreeds [plural]
Etymology: From 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 heteronyms, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 81 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11

Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈbɹiːd/, /ˈmɪsbɹiːd/ Forms: misbreeds [present, singular, third-person], misbreeding [participle, present], misbred [participle, past], misbred [past]
Etymology: From 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

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