inbreeding

Speech parts

1. inbreeding - Noun

2. inbreeding - Verb

Meaning

of Inbreed

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

incest blood breeding multiplication propagation mating proliferation conjugation hybridization procreation intermarriage endogamy consanguinity consanguineous endogamous
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Hypernyms

union mating coupling pairing conjugation sexual union

Examples

I'm 100% Norwegian. Three generations removed and all continuous inbreeding of Norwegian of Minnesota and Iowa, so I traveled to Norway before. Eric Christian Olsen

The whole family is a bunch of dangerous freaks... Most are ex-cons or junkies or deranged from inbreeding. Five have died violently, three are back in prison, two have gone insane from untreated venereal disease, and one writes book reviews. Tim Dorsey

If you look at most of the Royal Houses in Europe, the inbreeding was pretty outstanding. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

A common justification for prohibiting incest is avoiding inbreeding which is a collection of genetic disorders suffered by the children of parents with a close genetic relationship. Source: Internet

American Naturalist 56 Genetic sexual attraction theory is also incompatible with the theory of smell being a significant factor in avoiding inbreeding. Source: Internet

Anthropologists have also argued that the social construct "incest" (and the incest taboo) is not the same thing as the biological phenomenon of "inbreeding". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

inbred versions inbreed inbreeder inbreeding depression inbring inbringing