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Inbreeding - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Inbreeding : (noun)
1: the act of mating closely related individuals
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Inbreed \In*breed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inbred; p. pr. & vb.
n. Inbreeding.] [Cf. Imbreed.]
1. To produce or generate within. --Bp. Reynolds.
To inbreed and cherish . . . the seeds of virtue.
--Milton.
2. To breed in and in. See under Breed, v. i.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Inbreeding : Inbreeding: The mating of two closely related persons. Also called consanguinity.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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