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by cjensen 3887 days ago
Biologists often ignore the traditional "breed with fertile offspring" definition when it doesn't fit the facts on the ground. For example, the Smew[1] can hybridize with the Common Goldeneye. Not only are they different species, but they are different genus!

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smew