in·ter·fer·tile

[in-ter-fur-tl]
adjective Botany, Zoology.
able to interbreed.

Origin:
1915–20; inter- + fertile

in·ter·fer·til·i·ty, noun
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interfertile (ˌɪntəˈfɜːtaɪl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
(of plants and animals) able to interbreed
 
interfer'tility
 
n

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Interfertile is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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It shows that even after several hundred thousand years of separation, the two species were interfertile.
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