interbreed

English edit

Etymology edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɪnteɹˈbɹid/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -iːd

Verb edit

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

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

Translations edit

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 edit

“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.