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Definition of "interbreed" [in•ter•breed]

  • To breed with another kind or species; hybridize. (verb-intransitive)
  • To breed within a narrow range or with closely related types or individuals; inbreed. (verb-intransitive)
  • To cause to interbreed. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "interbreed" in a sentence
  • "And indeed there is, since many cannot interbreed, which is one of the defining aspects of a species."
  • "Anyway, I'm one of the inbreed, were a little less powerful to the interbreed, and of course, because this is a super hero type dream the interbreed are the bad guys."
  • "As a woman who grew up in a lacrosse town on Long Island, attended Maryland and worked the men's lacrosse team, this idea that they "interbreed" is ridiculous."