INTERBRED

interbred

(adjective) bred of closely related parents

INTERBREED

crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed

(verb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

interbred

simple past tense and past participle of interbreed

Source: Wiktionary


INTERBREED

In`ter*breed", v. t. & i.

Definition: To breed by crossing different stocks of animals or plants.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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