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Antonyms for interbreeding
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : in-ter-breed |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn tərˈbrid |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for interbreeding
- admix
- adulterate
- alloy
- amalgamate
- associate
- blend
- braid
- coalesce
- commingle
- commix
- compound
- conjoin
- cross
- cross-fertilize
- cross-mate
- cross-pollinate
- crossbreed
- Electral love
- embody
- fuse
- hybridize
- incorporate
- infiltrate
- infuse
- instill
- interbreed
- interbreeding
- intercross
- intermingle
- interweave
- jumble
- knead
- link
- lump
- make up
- merge
- mingle
- mix up
- mongrelize
- Oedipal love
- put together
- saturate
- stir
- suffuse
- synthesize
- tangle
- transfuse
- unite
- weave
- work in
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