interbreed
verb
in·ter·breed
ˌin-tər-ˈbrēd 
interbred
ˌin-tər-ˈbred
; interbreeding
; interbreeding
: to cause to breed together
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By the late 1990s, even while being interbred on farms for leather, Crocodylus siamensis was believed to be extinct.
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Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Jan. 2025
For one, the study suggests modern dingoes do not interbreed with domestic dogs, contrary to what has long been assumed.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024
According to the new findings, this wave of interbreeding happened roughly 43,500 to 50,500 years ago, more recently than some previous estimates suggested.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
People today largely derive from interbreeding between modern-looking humans in Africa and the disparate human populations littering the wider world.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2024
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Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Jan. 2025
For one, the study suggests modern dingoes do not interbreed with domestic dogs, contrary to what has long been assumed.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024
According to the new findings, this wave of interbreeding happened roughly 43,500 to 50,500 years ago, more recently than some previous estimates suggested.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
People today largely derive from interbreeding between modern-looking humans in Africa and the disparate human populations littering the wider world.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2024
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interbreed
verb
in·ter·breed
ˌint-ər-ˈbrēd
interbred
-ˈbred
; interbreeding
; interbreeding
: to cause to breed together
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