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inbreeding
noun
: a process by which animals, plants, or people are born from or produced by closely related parents
Full Definition of INBREEDING
1
: the interbreeding of closely related individuals especially to preserve and fix desirable characters of and to eliminate unfavorable characters from a stock
2
: confinement to a narrow range or a local or limited field of choice
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First Known Use of INBREEDING
circa 1842
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inbreeding
noun in·breed·ing \ˈin-ˈbrēd-iŋ\
Medical Definition of INBREEDING
: the interbreeding of closely related individuals especially to preserve and fix desirable characters of and to eliminate unfavorable characters from a stock—compare linebreeding, outbreeding
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