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Noun: interbreeding  ,in-tu(r)'bree-ding or 'in-tu(r),bree-ding
  1. Reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
    "Laws against interbreeding were common in the United States until the mid-20th century";
    - miscegenation [archaic], crossbreeding
     
  2. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
    "interbreeding techniques have led to the development of many new crop varieties";
    - hybridization, hybridisation [Brit], crossbreeding, crossing, cross, hybridizing, hybridising [Brit]
Verb: interbreed (interbred)  ,in-tu(r)'breed
  1. Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
    "these species do not interbreed";
    - crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise [Brit]

Derived forms: interbreedings

Type of: breed, conjugation, coupling, facts of life, mating, pairing, procreation, reproduction, sexual union, union

Encyclopedia: Interbreeding

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