interfertile

adjective

in·ter·fer·tile ˌin-tər-ˈfər-tᵊl

: capable of interbreeding

interfertility

ˌin-tər-(ˌ)fər-ˈti-lə-tē

noun

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1899, in the meaning defined above

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interfertile

adjective

in·ter·fer·tile ˌint-ər-ˈfərt-ᵊl

: capable of interbreeding

interfertility

-(ˌ)fər-ˈtil-ət-ē

noun

plural interfertilities

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