interbreed

  • 11interbreed — /in teuhr breed /, v., interbred, interbreeding. v.t. 1. to crossbreed (a plant or animal). 2. to cause to breed together. v.i. 3. to crossbreed. 4. to breed or mate with a closely related individual, as in a small, closed population. [1855 60;… …

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  • 12interbreed — verb /ɪnterˈbrid/ a) To breed or reproduce within a isolated community. b) To breed or reproduce within a heterogenous community, the products of which produce hybrids …

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  • 13interbreed — in·ter·breed .int ər brēd vb, bred bred; breed·ing vi to breed together: as a) CROSSBREED b) to breed within a closed population vt to cause to breed together …

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  • 14interbreed — in|ter|breed [ˌıntəˈbri:d US ər ] v past tense and past participle interbred [ ˈbred] [I + with, T] to produce young animals from parents of different breeds or groups →↑crossbreed, inbreeding ↑inbreeding …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15interbreed — in·ter breed || ‚ɪntÉ™(r)brɪːd v. breed animals or plants from different species or varieties, crossbreed, hybridize …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 16interbreed — verb (past and past participle interbred) breed or cause to breed with an animal of a different race or species …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 17interbreed — verb past tense and past participle interbred, (intransitive + with, transitive) to produce young animals from parents of different breeds or groups compare crossbreed 2, inbreeding …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18interbreed — in·ter·breed …

    English syllables

  • 19interbreed — in•ter•breed [[t]ˌɪn tərˈbrid[/t]] v. bred, breed•ing 1) gen to crossbreed (a plant or animal) 2) gen to cause to breed together 3) gen to crossbreed; hybridize 4) gen to breed or mate with a closely related individual, as in a small, closed… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20interbreed — v. (past and past part. bred) 1 intr. & tr. breed or cause to breed with members of a different race or species to produce a hybrid. 2 tr. breed within one family etc. in order to produce desired characteristics (cf. CROSS BREED) …

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