interbreed
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/ɪnteɹˈbɹid/
Definition of interbreed
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
- To breed or reproduce within an isolated community.
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verb
- To breed or reproduce within an isolated community.
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(ambitransitive)To breed or reproduce within a heterogenous community, the products of which produce hybrids.
“The rypes and our red grouse are identically the same bird, though disease has never been known in the former, and even interbreeding with the red grouse, to the limited extent they are ever likely to do, should do more good than harm.”
“The city's two-inch Environmental Review Technical Manual instructs regulators to consider adverse environmental impacts on "any subspecies" or "any distinct population segment . . . which interbreeds when mature."”
“The rock dove has so interbred with the feral pigeons from doocots and racing pigeon lofts that, as a pure species, it may possibly now be extinct in Britain.”
“In the wild, deer mice and oldfield mice never interbreed.”
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Etymology
From inter- + breed.
Words you can make from interbreed
200+ playable · top: INBREEDER (12 pts)
Best play inbreeder 12 points9-letter words
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6 words7-letter words
23 words- BENDIER 10 pts
- BERRIED 10 pts
- BREEDER 10 pts
- INBREED 10 pts
- REBREED 10 pts
- BEERIER 9 pts
- DERNIER 8 pts
- ENTERED 8 pts
- NEEDIER 8 pts
- NERDIER 8 pts
- REEDIER 8 pts
- RETIRED 8 pts
- RETRIED 8 pts
- TIREDER 8 pts
- ENTERER 7 pts
- REENTER 7 pts
- REINTER 7 pts
- RENTIER 7 pts
- RETIREE 7 pts
- TEENIER 7 pts
- TERREEN 7 pts
- TERRENE 7 pts
- TERRINE 7 pts
6-letter words
38 words- BENDEE 9 pts
- BENDER 9 pts
- BETIDE 9 pts
- BINDER 9 pts
- BIRDER 9 pts
- BIRRED 9 pts
- BRINED 9 pts
- INBRED 9 pts
- REBIND 9 pts
- REBRED 9 pts
- BRINER 8 pts
- DENIER 7 pts
- DIETER 7 pts
- ENDITE 7 pts
- NEEDER 7 pts
- NEREID 7 pts
- REEDIT 7 pts
- REINED 7 pts
- RENDER 7 pts
- RENTED 7 pts
- RETIED 7 pts
- RIDENT 7 pts
- TENDER 7 pts
- TIERED 7 pts
- TINDER 7 pts
- TRINED 7 pts
- EERIER 6 pts
- ENTIRE 6 pts
- ENTREE 6 pts
- ETERNE 6 pts
- ETRIER 6 pts
- RENTER 6 pts
- RERENT 6 pts
- RETENE 6 pts
- RETINE 6 pts
- RETIRE 6 pts
- TEENER 6 pts
- TRIENE 6 pts
5-letter words
43 words- BEEDI 8 pts
- BIDER 8 pts
- BIDET 8 pts
- BREDE 8 pts
- BREED 8 pts
- BRIDE 8 pts
- DEBIT 8 pts
- REBID 8 pts
- BERET 7 pts
- BINER 7 pts
- BITER 7 pts
- BRENT 7 pts
- BRIER 7 pts
- BRINE 7 pts
- TRIBE 7 pts
- DETER 6 pts
- DIENE 6 pts
- DINER 6 pts
- DIRER 6 pts
- DRIER 6 pts
- EIDER 6 pts
- ENDER 6 pts
- ERRED 6 pts
- IDENT 6 pts
- RIDER 6 pts
- TEIND 6 pts
- TINED 6 pts
- TIRED 6 pts
- TREED 6 pts
- TREND 6 pts
- TRIED 6 pts
- EERIE 5 pts
- ENTER 5 pts
- INERT 5 pts
- INTER 5 pts
- NITER 5 pts
- NITRE 5 pts
- RENTE 5 pts
- RETIE 5 pts
- TERNE 5 pts
- TREEN 5 pts
- TRIER 5 pts
- TRINE 5 pts
4-letter words
63 words- BEND 7 pts
- BIDE 7 pts
- BIND 7 pts
- BIRD 7 pts
- BRED 7 pts
- DEBT 7 pts
- DRIB 7 pts
- BEEN 6 pts
- BEER 6 pts
- BEET 6 pts
- BENE 6 pts
- BENT 6 pts
- BIER 6 pts
- BINE 6 pts
- BINT 6 pts
- BIRR 6 pts
- BITE 6 pts
- BREE 6 pts
- BREN 6 pts
- BRIE 6 pts
- BRIN 6 pts
- BRIT 6 pts
- DEER 5 pts
- DEET 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DENT 5 pts
- DERE 5 pts
- DIET 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- DINT 5 pts
- DIRE 5 pts
- DIRT 5 pts
- DITE 5 pts
- DREE 5 pts
- EDIT 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- IRED 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
- NERD 5 pts
- NIDE 5 pts
- REDE 5 pts
- REED 5 pts
- REND 5 pts
- RIDE 5 pts
- RIND 5 pts
- TEED 5 pts
- TEND 5 pts
- TIDE 5 pts
- TIED 5 pts
- ERNE 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
- RENT 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TERN 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
3-letter words
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