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Inbreeding
verb
Word Frequency:
0.7
Definitions
1.
verb
To breed or reproduce with those that are related.
2.
verb
To breed with those that share common traits or qualities.
3.
verb
To produce or generate within.
4.
noun
Breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related
"Inbreeding can result in handicapped children."
Synonyms
incest
blood
selfing
biparental
consanguinity
interbreeding
linebreeding
outbreeding
inbreeding depression
incross
homogamy
pedigree collapse
Rhymes With
preceding
misleading
succeeding
pleading
leading
proceeding
receding
exceeding
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