interbreed (redirected from interbreeds)

in·ter·breed  (ntr-brd)

v. in·ter·bred (-brd), in·ter·breed·ing, in·ter·breeds

v.intr.

1. To breed with another kind or species; hybridize.

2. To breed within a narrow range or with closely related types or individuals; inbreed.

v.tr.

To cause to interbreed.

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interbreed [ˌɪntəˈbriːd]

vb -breeds, -breeding, -bred

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (intr) to breed within a single family or strain so as to produce particular characteristics in the offspring

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) another term for crossbreed [1]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

interbreed - 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" crossbreed, hybridise, hybridize, cross breed - cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs" backcross - mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents

Translations

interbreed [ˈɪntəˈbriːd] (interbred (pt, pp)) [ˈɪntəˈbred]

A. VT → cruzar

B. VI → cruzarse

interbreed

vt → kreuzen

vi (= inbreed) → sich untereinander vermehren; (= crossbreed) → sich kreuzen