interbreed
verb
in·ter·breed
ˌin-tər-ˈbrēd 
interbred
ˌin-tər-ˈbred
; interbreeding
; interbreeding
: to cause to breed together
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Something keeps them from interbreeding—a difference in behavior, for instance, or a geographical barrier.
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Rebecca Heisman, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
But whether that interbreeding was critical to H. elevatus separating from H. pardalinus and becoming its own distinct species was a mystery.
—Bysean Cummings, science.org, 17 Apr. 2024
As such, the team suggests Neanderthals’ mysterious disappearance had to do with them becoming absorbed into the population of modern humans through interbreeding.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Coupled with past research that supports a migration from Africa between 50,000 and 60,000 years ago, the study finds early modern humans left the continent several times and interbred with Neanderthals.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
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Rebecca Heisman, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
But whether that interbreeding was critical to H. elevatus separating from H. pardalinus and becoming its own distinct species was a mystery.
—Bysean Cummings, science.org, 17 Apr. 2024
As such, the team suggests Neanderthals’ mysterious disappearance had to do with them becoming absorbed into the population of modern humans through interbreeding.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Coupled with past research that supports a migration from Africa between 50,000 and 60,000 years ago, the study finds early modern humans left the continent several times and interbred with Neanderthals.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
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interbreed
verb
in·ter·breed
ˌint-ər-ˈbrēd
interbred
-ˈbred
; interbreeding
; interbreeding
: to cause to breed together
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