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inbreed
verb inbred, inbreeding
- 1a. biol.
- To allow reproduction between closely related individuals of a species, especially over several generations;
1b. Said of closely related individuals: to reproduce, especially over several generations.
2. To create within; to engender.
inbreeding
noun
- 1. biol.
- Breeding within a closely-related group, which eventually results in an increased frequency of abnormalities, eg certain mental defects in humans. See also outbreeding.
