Definitions for interbreed
ˌɪn tərˈbridin·ter·breed

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreedverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. interbreedverb

   To breed or reproduce within a isolated community.

2. interbreedverb

   To breed or reproduce within a heterogenous community, the products of which produce hybrids.

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1. interbreed

   In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different breeds, varieties, species or genera through sexual reproduction. Generally, it means that each cell has genetic material from two different organisms, whereas an individual where some cells are derived from a different organism is called a chimera. Hybrids are not always intermediates between their parents (such as in blending inheritance), but can show hybrid vigor, sometimes growing larger or taller than either parent. The concept of a hybrid is interpreted differently in animal and plant breeding, where there is interest in the individual parentage. In genetics, attention is focused on the numbers of chromosomes. In taxonomy, a key question is how closely related the parent species are. Species are reproductively isolated by strong barriers to hybridisation, which include genetic and morphological differences, differing times of fertility, mating behaviors and cues, and physiological rejection of sperm cells or the developing embryo. Some act before fertilization and others after it. Similar barriers exist in plants, with differences in flowering times, pollen vectors, inhibition of pollen tube growth, somatoplastic sterility, cytoplasmic-genic male sterility and the structure of the chromosomes. A few animal species and many plant species, however, are the result of hybrid speciation, including important crop plants such as wheat, where the number of chromosomes has been doubled. Human impact on the environment has resulted in an increase in the interbreeding between regional species, and the proliferation of introduced species worldwide has also resulted in an increase in hybridisation. This genetic mixing may threaten many species with extinction, while genetic erosion from monoculture in crop plants may be damaging the gene pools of many species for future breeding. A form of often intentional human-mediated hybridisation is the crossing of wild and domesticated species. This is common in both traditional horticulture and modern agriculture; many commercially useful fruits, flowers, garden herbs, and trees have been produced by hybridisation. One such flower, Oenothera lamarckiana, was central to early genetics research into mutationism and polyploidy. It is also more occasionally done in the livestock and pet trades; some well-known wild × domestic hybrids are beefalo and wolfdogs. Human selective breeding of domesticated animals and plants has resulted in the development of distinct breeds (usually called cultivars in reference to plants); crossbreeds between them (without any wild stock) are sometimes also imprecisely referred to as "hybrids". Hybrid humans existed in prehistory. For example, Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans are thought to have interbred as recently as 40,000 years ago. Mythological hybrids appear in human culture in forms as diverse as the Minotaur, blends of animals, humans and mythical beasts such as centaurs and sphinxes, and the Nephilim of the Biblical apocrypha described as the wicked sons of fallen angels and attractive women.

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1. interbreed

   Interbreed is a term used in biology and genetics, referring to the mating or breeding between different species or subspecies to produce hybrid offspring. This term can also be applied when referring to individuals from genetically distinct populations within the same species.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Interbreed

   to breed by crossing different stocks of animals or plants

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Interbreed

   in-tėr-brēd, v.t. and v.i. to breed by crossing one species of animals or plants with another.—n. Interbreed′ing.

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   The numerical value of interbreed in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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   The numerical value of interbreed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=interbreed
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Interbreed
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interbreed
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interbreed
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=interbreed