interbreed

in·ter·breed

 (ĭn′tər-brēd′)

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

v.intr.

1. To breed with individuals of another species, subspecies, or variety; crossbreed: dogs interbreeding with wolves.

2. To breed regularly with others of the same kind: a species as a group of individuals that interbreed.

v.tr.

To cause to interbreed.

interbreed

(ˌɪntəˈbriːd)

vb, -breeds, -breeding or -bred

1. (Biology) (intr) to breed within a single family or strain so as to produce particular characteristics in the offspring

2. (Biology) another term for crossbreed¹

ˌinterˈbreeding n

in•ter•breed

(ˌɪn tərˈbrid)

v. -bred, -breed•ing. v.t.

1. to crossbreed (a plant or animal).

2. to cause to breed together.

v.i.

3. to crossbreed; hybridize.

4. to breed or mate with a closely related individual, as in a small, closed population.

[1855–60]

interbreed

Past participle: interbred
Gerund: interbreeding

Imperative

interbreed

interbreed

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

kreuzen

ibridareincrociare [di animali]

interbreed

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

A. VT → cruzar

B. VI → cruzarse

interbreed

vt → kreuzen

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