interbreed
Use Interbreed in a sentence
tərˈbrid verb (used without object)
3.
to crossbreed.
4.
to breed or mate with a closely related individual, as in a small, closed population.
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| —vb , -breeds, -breeding, -bred | |
| 1. | (intr) to breed within a single family or strain so as to produce particular characteristics in the offspring |
| 2. | another term for crossbreed |
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Example sentences
First of all, different species of these small lizards can interbreed.
In order for one species to diverge into two, a population must be divided into groups that cannot interbreed.
Odd-year and even-year populations do not interbreed with each other even when they return to the same spawning grounds.
They can and do interbreed with domestic dogs to produce hybrid animals.
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