inter se

American  

[in-ter see, in-ter se] / ˈɪn tər ˈsi, ˈɪn tɛr ˈsɛ /

noun

1. (italics) among or between themselves.

2. Animal Husbandry. the mating of closely related animals to each other.

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inter se British  

/ ˈɪntə ˈseɪ /

adverb

1. among or between themselves

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Etymology

Origin of inter se

First recorded in 1885–90, inter se is from Latin inter sē

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

inter se

The "inner college" will therefore merely stress the contacts inter se which students at large universities do not often enjoy.

From Time Magazine Archive

And as a nation, the Spanish people vary inter se in almost the same degree.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.

We see this clearly when hybrids are paired inter se, for the characters of either grandparent often reappear, either perfectly or by segments, in the progeny.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin, Charles

According to Mr. Wallace, therefore, our criterion of a species is to be the heredity of peculiar characters, combined, perhaps, with a more or less exclusive fertility of the component individuals inter se.

From Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility by Romanes, George John

I crossed Hook-billed and common ducks, and a Penguin and Labrador, and the crossed ducks were quite fertile, though they were not bred inter se, so that the experiment was not fully tried.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. by Darwin, Charles