half-bred

• Terme vieilli et offensant désignant un animal ou une personne issu de croisements entre races ou origines différentes.

An old-fashioned and now offensive term used to describe an animal or person of mixed breed or ancestry.

1. Of mixed ancestry (animals)B2formal

   Describes an animal that has only one purebred parent, resulting in mixed lineage.

   croisé (animal)

   • The half-bred horse was strong but lacked the pedigree of its sire.
   • They bred a half-bred dog from a purebred poodle and a mutt.
   • Half-bred livestock often exhibit hybrid vigor.

   Synonymescrossbredhybridmongrel

   Antonymesfull-bloodedpurebredthoroughbred