in|ter|breed

in|ter|breed
in|ter|breed «IHN tuhr BREED», transitive verb, intransitive verb, -bred, -breed|ing.
to breed by the mating of different kinds; breed by using different varieties or species of animals or plants. Many of our cultivated plants are hybrids developed by interbreeding various plants to combine their desirable qualities.

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