interbreeding vs breeding

breeding vs interbreeding

interbreeding and breeding both are nouns.

interbreeding is not an adjective while breeding is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
interbreeding	Yes	No	No	No
breeding	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, breeding is a hypernym of interbreeding; that is, breeding is a word with a broader meaning than interbreeding:

interbreeding: reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
breeding: the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

Other hypernyms of interbreeding include facts of life, procreation, reproduction.

interbreeding (noun)	breeding (noun)
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids	the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)	helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
	the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
	the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
	elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

interbreeding (adjective)	breeding (adjective)
	producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring

Difference between interbreeding and breeding

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