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interbreed 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˌintərˈbrēd/,
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interbreeding, present participle; interbred, past tense; interbreeds, 3rd person singular present; interbred, past participle;
  1. (of an animal) Breed with another of a different race or species
    • - wolves and dogs can interbreed
  2. (of an animal) Inbreed
    • - their energy and physique had been sapped by interbreeding
  3. Cause (an animal) to breed with another of a different race or species to produce a hybrid


  1. crossbreed: breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"
  2. (interbreeding) hybridization: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
  3. (interbreeding) miscegenation: reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
  4. (interbred) bred of closely related parents
  5. In biology and specifically genetics, hybrid has several meanings, all referring to the offspring of sexual reproduction. ...
  6. To breed or reproduce within a isolated community; To breed or reproduce within a heterogenous community, the products of which produce hybrids