English Explanatory Dictionary

inbred

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Bred within; innate.
  2. Having an ancestry characterized by inbreeding.
  3. Describing a strain produced through successive generations of inbreeding resulting in a population of genetically identical individuals which are homozygous at all genetic loci.
  4. Insular or self-contained, primarily interacting with and drawing upon one another.
noun
  1. A plant or animal produced by inbreeding.
  2. A person born of incest.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of inbreed

Pronunciation

/ˈɪnˌbɹɛd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-inbred.wav /ˌɪnˈbɹɛd/

Word forms

inbred more inbred most inbred inbreds

Etymology

From the past participle of inbreed, equivalent to in- + bred.

Synonyms

indigenous inborn

Derived words

inbredness noninbred
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