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Synonyms for interbreeding


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : in-ter-breed
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn tərˈbrid

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Définition of interbreeding

Origin :
  • 1859, from inter- + breed. Related: Interbred; interbreeding.
  • As in incest : noun inbreeding
  • As in mix : verb combine, join
  • As in intermix : verb mix
  • As in cross : verb hybridize, mix
Example sentences :
  • It's not impossible; the omnimal could do it if interbreeding had a high survival factor.
  • Extract from : « Student Body » by Floyd L. Wallace
  • The interbreeding of these different classes of population resulted in creole types, characteristic of each region.
  • Extract from : « The Social Evolution of the Argentine Republic » by Ernesto Quesada
  • It is significant to point out that intermarriage or interbreeding between Fijians and Indians is relatively slight.
  • Extract from : « A Racial Study of the Fijians » by Norman E. Gabel
  • Yet interbreeding has doubtless been an important element in the elaboration of the stupendous caste organization.
  • Extract from : « India, Its Life and Thought » by John P. Jones
  • Interbreeding of similar forms tends to make a stable stock; out-breeding among dissimilars tends to promote variability.
  • Extract from : « The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) » by J. Arthur Thomson
  • Darwin admits that different species of animals are differently affected by the same degree of interbreeding.
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
  • Here, then, we must look for the greatest evil effects from the interbreeding of the members of the varieties.
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
  • Interbreeding between members of the two lots of animals would, in consequence, be equivalent to crossing.
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
  • Allow the legs to be of proportionate size, and a marked decrease in the evil entailed by interbreeding will be observable.
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
  • With them, the more careful the selection, the greater are the evil effects of interbreeding.
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various

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