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UK
/ˌɪntəbɹˈiːd/
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VERB
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breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
Mendel tried crossbreeding
these species do not interbreed
cross a horse and a donkey
How To Use interbreed In A Sentence
- It is declining because of interbreeding with domestic cats and exposure to disease. Times, Sunday Times
- A local, usually stable population of interbreeding organisms of the same kind or species.
- Morphological species are important in palaeontology, for interbreeding ability does not fossilize.
- When the three species come into contact, they defend territories from one another and do not interbreed.
- If a species interbreeds with other species, the crossbreeds are their descendants. Demons Don't Dream
- A live-bearer, it is closely related to the southern platyfish or "platy" (X. maculatus) and can interbreed with it. WN.com - Articles related to Population Research Presents a Sobering Prognosis
- There are 54 to 58 species of Motacillidae, some of which interbreed.
- Since the birds interbreed they cannot be classed as different species.
- Horses, zebras and donkeys are probably descended from an equine (horse-like) kind, since they can interbreed, although the offspring are sterile.
- Now scientists have concluded that guenon monkeys evolved facial patterns to prevent interbreeding. Times, Sunday Times