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in·ter·breed I0182000 (ĭn′tər-brēd′)v. in·ter·bred (-brĕd′), in·ter·breed·ing, in·ter·breeds v.intr.1. To breed with individuals of another species, subspecies, or variety; crossbreed: dogs interbreeding with wolves.2. To breed regularly with others of the same kind: a species as a group of individuals that interbreed.v.tr. To cause to interbreed.interbreed (ˌɪntəˈbriːd) vb, -breeds, -breeding or -bred1. (Biology) (intr) to breed within a single family or strain so as to produce particular characteristics in the offspring2. (Biology) another term for crossbreed1 ˌinterˈbreeding nin•ter•breed (ˌɪn tərˈbrid) v. -bred, -breed•ing. v.t. 1. to crossbreed (a plant or animal). 2. to cause to breed together. v.i. 3. to crossbreed; hybridize. 4. to breed or mate with a closely related individual, as in a small, closed population. [1855–60] interbreed Past participle: interbred Gerund: interbreeding
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interbreed | interbreed |
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I interbreed | you interbreed | he/she/it interbreeds | we interbreed | you interbreed | they interbreed |
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I interbred | you interbred | he/she/it interbred | we interbred | you interbred | they interbred |
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I am interbreeding | you are interbreeding | he/she/it is interbreeding | we are interbreeding | you are interbreeding | they are interbreeding |
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I have interbred | you have interbred | he/she/it has interbred | we have interbred | you have interbred | they have interbred |
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I was interbreeding | you were interbreeding | he/she/it was interbreeding | we were interbreeding | you were interbreeding | they were interbreeding |
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I had interbred | you had interbred | he/she/it had interbred | we had interbred | you had interbred | they had interbred |
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I will interbreed | you will interbreed | he/she/it will interbreed | we will interbreed | you will interbreed | they will interbreed |
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I will have interbred | you will have interbred | he/she/it will have interbred | we will have interbred | you will have interbred | they will have interbred |
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I will be interbreeding | you will be interbreeding | he/she/it will be interbreeding | we will be interbreeding | you will be interbreeding | they will be interbreeding |
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I have been interbreeding | you have been interbreeding | he/she/it has been interbreeding | we have been interbreeding | you have been interbreeding | they have been interbreeding |
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I will have been interbreeding | you will have been interbreeding | he/she/it will have been interbreeding | we will have been interbreeding | you will have been interbreeding | they will have been interbreeding |
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I had been interbreeding | you had been interbreeding | he/she/it had been interbreeding | we had been interbreeding | you had been interbreeding | they had been interbreeding |
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I would interbreed | you would interbreed | he/she/it would interbreed | we would interbreed | you would interbreed | they would interbreed |
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I would have interbred | you would have interbred | he/she/it would have interbred | we would have interbred | you would have interbred | they would have interbred | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | interbreed - breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"crossbreed, hybridise, hybridize, crossbreed - cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs"backcross - mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents | Translationskreuzenibridareincrociare [di animali]EncyclopediaSeehybridinterbreed
interbreed (ĭn′tər-brēd′)v. inter·bred (-brĕd′), inter·breeding, inter·breeds v.intr.1. To breed with individuals of another species, subspecies, or variety; crossbreed: dogs interbreeding with wolves.2. To breed regularly with others of the same kind: a species as a group of individuals that interbreed.v.tr. To cause to interbreed.interbreed - to breed within a single family or strain to produce particular characteristics in the offspring.
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FinancialSeeHybridinterbreed
Synonyms for interbreedverb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varietiesSynonyms- crossbreed
- hybridise
- hybridize
- cross
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