interbreeding

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noun

breeding within a narrow range of individuals

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inbreedingcrossbreedinghybridizationhybridisationcrossingcrosshybridizingmiscegenation
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of interbreed
nouninterbreeding (countable and uncountable, plural interbreedings)

plural interbreedings

  1. countableuncountablebreeding within a narrow range of individuals

    Synonyms: inbreeding

  2. countableuncountablebreeding between heterogeneous individuals

    Synonyms: crossbreeding, hybridization

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbreeding within a narrow range of individuals

Similar
inbreeding

nounbreeding between heterogeneous individuals

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crossbreedinghybridization

More synonyms by meaning

noun(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

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hybridizationhybridisationcrossbreedingcrossingcrosshybridizing
Broader
couplingmatingpairing

nounreproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)

Similar
miscegenationcrossbreeding
Broader
reproductionprocreationbreeding
Also see
crosscrossbreedingcrossinghybridizationmiscegenation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Spanish entrecruzamiento
  • entrecruzamientonoun
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APA

interbreeding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interbreeding

MLA

“interbreeding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interbreeding. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interbreeding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interbreeding.

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