Interbreed (Verb)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Biologists have long been able to make animals interbreed in a laboratory setting to create more desirable traits.
- Domestic horses and wild asses are capable of interbreeding to produce hybrid offspring.
- Farmers have attempted to get these cattle breeds to interbreed so they can develop a robust animal tolerant of the local climate.
- Due to their similarities, this breed of sheep is able to interbreed with its mountainous cousins.
- Wild panthers and domestic cats do not typically interbreed as they rarely come into contact with each other in a natural setting.