verb
- breeds with members of another variety, species, or group to produce offspring
Usage: biology; third person singular present tense
Examples
- The wolf population interbreeds with domestic dogs in some regions.
- This species of duck interbreeds with closely related waterfowl.
- The farmer interbreeds different cattle varieties to improve milk production.
- When the barrier was removed, the eastern population interbreeds with the western group.
- The biologist studies how this fish interbreeds with its cousins.
- In captivity, this bird rarely interbreeds with other species.