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# interbred

verb, past form of «interbreed» (interbreed, interbreeds, interbred, interbreeding)

«interbred» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (biology) Bred together: when two different kinds of animals or plants mate and have young. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interbred/#m1)
2. (science) Had young with a different group, species or variety, mixing their genes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interbred/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on evolution and variation, scientists say Neanderthals and early modern humans interbred, so many people today carry a little Neanderthal DNA. Lions and tigers have interbred in zoos (ligers), and horses and donkeys have mules. Farmers have interbred plants and animals to get new varieties. Phrases: interbred with, have interbred.

### Examples

- Scientists found that Neanderthals and modern humans interbred long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interbred/#x1)
- Horses and donkeys can be interbred to produce mules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interbred/#x2)
- A liger is the young of a lion and tiger that interbred. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interbred/#x3)
- Wild wolves and dogs have sometimes interbred. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interbred/#x4)
- The farmer interbred two kinds of wheat to make a stronger one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interbred/#x5)
- Species that have interbred share some genes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interbred/#x6)

### Note

Past tense and past participle are both «interbred» (like «bred»). Noun «interbreeding». Offspring of two different species, like mules, are often unable to have young themselves.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «interbred» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interbred/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«interbred» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/interbred.html) on Mova free.