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interbreed

verb · 1 sense

breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

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Examples

  • cross a horse and a donkey
  • Mendel tried crossbreeding
  • these species do not interbreed

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Synonyms

crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise

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