verb
- past tense and past participle of interbreed; bred with members of a different variety, breed, or species
Usage: biology; animal husbandry
Examples
- The wolves and dogs interbred in the wild.
- Scientists interbred different varieties of corn to create a hardier crop.
- The two horse breeds were interbred to combine their best traits.
- Wild cats have interbred with domestic cats in some regions.
- The researchers interbred the fruit flies to study genetic inheritance.
- These flowers were interbred to produce new color variations.