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interbreed

Pronunciation: /ɪntəˈbriːd/
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Definition of interbreed

verb (past and past participle interbred /-ˈbrɛd/)

  • (with reference to an animal) breed or cause to breed with another of a different race or species: [no object]:wolves and dogs can interbreed
  • (of an animal) inbreed: (as noun interbreeding)their energy and physique had been sapped by interbreeding

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