inbred.
Bred within; innate.
Meaning & usage
Bred within; innate.
Having an ancestry characterized by inbreeding.
Describing a strain produced through successive generations of inbreeding resulting in a population of genetically identical individuals which are homozygous at all genetic loci.
Insular or self-contained, primarily interacting with and drawing upon one another.
Where this word comes from
From the past participle of inbreed, equivalent to in- + bred.
A plant or animal produced by inbreeding.
A person born of incest.
Since you all marry your cousins I bet you're a bunch of inbreds.
Where this word comes from
From the past participle of inbreed, equivalent to in- + bred.
simple past and past participle of inbreed
Where this word comes from
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