to interbreed
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- verb
- /ˌɪntərˈbriːd/
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- Unfortunately, this is not the case for other close relatives who are no longer capable of interbreeding, despite having a common ancestor.
- wildlife that interbreeds
Examples
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But we also know that the mystery humans interbred with the Denisovans.
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It's fortunate that the two species are still capable of interbreeding, despite their distinct morphological and genotypical differences resulting from their evolutionary divergent paths caused by geographical isolation.
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But just like these dogs, almost all of them interbreed if they're at least at the the right size and so forth.
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But the two groups also could fall somewhere in between, she said, having become different but not different enough to prevent them from interbreeding.
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Neither of them knew anything about grape varieties, and they suspected that the various strains which grew in and around their arbor were gradually interbreeding themselves back to some generic wildness.
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Gray wolves and coyotes often interbreed, leading to hybrid animals with mixed characteristics.
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Farmers sometimes interbreed different varieties of crops to create plants with better yields.
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Many dog breeds will interbreed if they are allowed to mate freely in the same environment.
Synonyms
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3.9
To breed two different varieties or species to produce offspring
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To cross two different plants or animals to make a new kind
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To make an animal or plant by mating two different kinds
To mix pollen from two different plants to make new kinds
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Morphology
Etymology
Interbreed comes from the parts inter- meaning 'between' and breed meaning 'to produce young.' So, interbreed means to produce young 'between' different varieties, races, or species, which is why we use it when two groups mix by breeding.