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interbreed
verb in·ter·breed \ˌin-tər-ˈbrēd\
: to cause animals of two different species to produce young animals that are a mixture of the two species
in·ter·bred\-ˈbred\in·ter·breed·ing
Full Definition of INTERBREED
intransitive verb
transitive verb
: to cause to breed together
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First Known Use of INTERBREED
1859
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interbreed
verb in·ter·breed \ˌint-ər-ˈbrēd\
in·ter·bred \-ˈbred\ in·ter·breed·ing
Medical Definition of INTERBREED
intransitive verb
transitive verb
: to cause to breed together
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