interbreeding

interbreeding
noun
1. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
• Derivationally related forms: ↑hybridize (for: ↑hybridizing), ↑interbreed, ↑cross (for: ↑cross), ↑cross (for: ↑crossing), ↑hybridise (for: ↑hybridisation), ↑hybridize (for: ↑hybridization)
• Topics: ↑genetics, ↑genetic science
• Hypernyms: ↑coupling, ↑mating, ↑pairing, ↑conjugation, ↑union, ↑sexual union
2. reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑interbreed, ↑miscegenate (for: ↑miscegenation)
• Hypernyms: ↑reproduction, ↑procreation, ↑breeding, ↑facts of life

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n
cross-breeding, crossing, hybridization

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interbreedˈing noun
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Main Entry: ↑interbreed

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