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interfertile

[ in-ter-fur-tl ]

adjective

, Botany, Zoology.
  1. able to interbreed.


interfertile

/ ˌɪntəˈfɜːtaɪl /

adjective

  1. (of plants and animals) able to interbreed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌinterferˈtility, noun
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Other Words From

  • inter·fer·tili·ty noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of interfertile1

First recorded in 1915–20; inter- + fertile

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