Cross and Mule

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Cross

Cross noun - An offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera.

Usage example: the mare is an Arabian-Thoroughbred cross

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Mule and cross are semantically related in equine hybrid topic. In some cases you can use "Mule" instead a noun "Cross".

Nearby Words: crossing, crossed, crossbar, crosscut, crossover

Mule

Mule noun - Hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile.

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Cross and mule are semantically related in composite topic. You can use "Cross" instead a noun "Mule", if it concerns topics such as equine hybrid, animal of mixed background, mixed creation.

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Likewise mules (a cross between a male donkey and a female horse) tend to inherit the stubborn streak of their donkey fathers hence the phrase "stubborn as a mule".

Source: Horsing Around
Through all the demons' horrific alteration projects and sadistic tortures, there's one they seem to genuinely regret: turning dollegs, once a sort of cross between a golden retriever and a pack mule, into ruthless killing machines.

Source: Video Game / Tales of Maj'Eyal
Lampshaded in the German comedy movie Der Schuh des Manitu with the mule "Apollo 13", who refuses to cross train tracks in the middle of a huge empty desert, because all of his twelve brothers were killed on train crossings.

Source: Railroad Tracks of Doom

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