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reciprocal vs interbreeding

interbreeding vs reciprocal

reciprocal and interbreeding both are nouns.

reciprocal is an adjective but interbreeding is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reciprocal Yes Yes No No
interbreeding Yes No No No
As nouns, interbreeding is a hypernym of reciprocal; that is, interbreeding is a word with a broader meaning than reciprocal:
  • reciprocal: hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
  • interbreeding: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Other hypernyms of reciprocal include cross, crossbreeding, crossing, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing.
reciprocal (noun) interbreeding (noun)
hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
(mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7 reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
something (a term or expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else
reciprocal (adjective) interbreeding (adjective)
concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function
Difference between reciprocal and interbreeding

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