Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Interbreed and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Interbreed" instead a verb "Close".
Interbreed
Interbreed verb - Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties.
Close and interbreed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead a verb "Interbreed".
Nearby Word: interbreeding
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Both words in one sentence
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The Dragon Age setting inverts this trope with the elves, who can interbreed with the humans but the offspring is apparently fully human, or close enough.
Source: Human Mom, Non-Human Dad - In In Nomine the Grigori were the angels closest to humanity, so close that they could interbreed with mortals.
Source: Nephilim -
They assume the DNA and appearance of their current host, becoming so biochemically close to the host species that they can even interbreed.
Source: Literature / Tunnels
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