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interbreeding

noun
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As a noun, interbreeding means breeding within a narrow range of individuals.

Meanings of interbreeding

4 meanings

verb

Present participle of interbreed

noun

  1. Breeding within a narrow range of individuals

  2. Breeding between heterogeneous individuals

  3. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

    Similar: hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, hybridizing

  4. Reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)

    Similar: miscegenation, crossbreeding

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for interbreeding →
noun: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieti…
hybridizationhybridisationcrossbreedingcrossingcrosshybridizing
noun: reproduction by parents of different races (especially by…
miscegenationcrossbreeding

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