interbreed

English

Etymology

inter- +‎ breed

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnteɹˈbɹid/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -iːd

Verb

interbreed (third-person singular simple present interbreeds, present participle interbreeding, simple past and past participle interbred)

1. To breed or reproduce within an isolated community.
2. To breed or reproduce within a heterogenous community, the products of which produce hybrids.

Translations

to breed or reproduce within an isolated community

• Dutch: intelen

to breed or reproduce within a heterogenous community, the products of which produce hybrids

• Bulgarian: кръстосвам (bg) (krǎstosvam)
• Dutch: hybridiseren (nl)

References

• “interbreed”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “interbreed”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.