interbreeding
interbreeding · interbreedings
Breeding within a narrow range of individualsBreeding within a narrow range of individuals
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Breeding within a narrow range of individuals
(countable, uncountable)Breeding between heterogeneous individuals
More definitions
- reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
- (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: interbreedings| Singular | interbreeding |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons):miscegenationcrossbreeding
- (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids:hybridizationhybridisationcrossbreedingcrossingcrosshybridizing
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedinterbreed
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable