Definition of interbreed Interbreed

in•ter•breed

We found 6 definitions of interbreed from 5 different sources.

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What does interbreed mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

interbreed - breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"
  crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise
  breed have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce"
  backcross mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • interbreed (v. t. & i.)
    To breed by crossing different stocks of animals or plants.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • interbreed
    in-tėr-brēd, v.t. and v.i. to breed by crossing one species of animals or plants with another.—n. Interbreed′ing

Part of speech

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  • interbreed, verb, present, 1st person singular of interbreed (infinitive).
  • interbreed, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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