Interbreeding

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  interbreeding
       n 1: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties
            of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids [syn: {hybridization},
             {hybridisation}, {crossbreeding}, {crossing}, {cross},
            {hybridizing}]
       2: reproduction by parents of different races (especially by


          white and non-white persons) [syn: {miscegenation}, {crossbreeding}]