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BNC: 33459 COCA: 27620

interbreed

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interbreed /ˌɪntɚˈbriːd/ verb
interbreeds; interbred /-ˈbrɛd/ ; /ˌɪntɚˈbrɛd/; interbreeding
interbreed
/ˌɪntɚˈbriːd/
verb
interbreeds; interbred /-ˈbrɛd/ ; /ˌɪntɚˈbrɛd/; interbreeding
Learner's definition of INTERBREED
: to cause animals of two different species to produce young animals that are a mixture of the two species(使)杂交繁殖
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[no object]
BNC: 33459 COCA: 27620

interbreed

verb

in·​ter·​breed ˌin-tər-ˈbrēd How to pronounce interbreed (audio)
interbred ˌin-tər-ˈbred How to pronounce interbreed (audio) ; interbreeding

intransitive verb

: to breed together: such as
b
: to breed within a closed population

transitive verb

: to cause to breed together

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Every middle-school student learns the dogma: a species is defined as a group of organisms that interbreed and produce fertile young. Daniel Rubinoff, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2022 Neither can interbreed with whitetail deer found in Georgia. Parish Howard, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2021 Where the biological species concept makes determinations based on whether organisms can interbreed, the phylogenetic view relies on histories of evolutionary descent. Zach St. George, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021 Even organisms that are indisputably considered separate species often interbreed, especially plants. Zach St. George, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021 It is known as the biological species concept, and posits that a species is a collection of populations of organisms that interbreed or could potentially do so. Zach St. George, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021 Genetic analysis confirmed the two species do not interbreed. Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 25 Mar. 2021 The dire wolf didn't seem to interbreed with other species — as dogs, wolves, coyotes and other canids do. Star Tribune, 28 Jan. 2021 Studying Canada goose migrations can be challenging; even bird biologists can’t tell migrant and resident geese apart by appearance; the populations also mix and interbreed. Brian Handwerk, Animals, 16 Dec. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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The first known use of interbreed was in 1859
BNC: 33459 COCA: 27620

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