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Adjective: inbred  'in,bred or 'in'bred
  1. Produced by inbreeding
    "The inbred dogs suffered from genetic health problems"; "The small, isolated community had become increasingly inbred over generations"
     
  2. Normally existing at birth
    "mankind's inbred sense of the good";
    - connatural, inborn
Verb: inbreed (inbred)  'in'breed
  1. To breed closely related individuals over several generations
    "Inbreeding can lead to genetic defects in some animal populations"
     
  2. To produce or generate within; to foster internally
    "The isolated community inbred a unique culture"

See also: interbred, native

Antonym: outbred

Encyclopedia: Inbred

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