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interbreed
(inter|breed)
Pronunciation:
/ɪntəˈbriːd/
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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