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interbreed.

To breed or reproduce within an isolated community.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪnteɹˈbɹid/
  1. To breed or reproduce within an isolated community.

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

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰroh₁tús Proto-Germanic *brōduz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną Proto-West Germanic *brōdijan Old English brēdan Middle English breden English breed English interbreed From inter- + breed.

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