Definition of inbred Inbred

/ɪˈnbɹɛˌd/ - [inbred] - in•bred

We found 9 definitions of inbred from 4 different sources.

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What does inbred mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

inbred, inbredder, inbreddest

inbred - produced by inbreeding
  outbred bred of parents not closely related; having parents of different classes or tribes
inbred - normally existing at birth; "mankind's connatural sense of the good"
  connatural, inborn
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • inbred (Noun)
    An inbred individual.
  • inbred (Adjective)
    bred within; innate; as, inbred worth.
  • inbred (Adjective)
    Often pejorative having an ancestry characterized by inbreeding.
  • inbred (Adjective)
    Describing a strain produced through successive generations of inbreeding resulting in a population of genetically identical individuals which are homozygous at all genetic loci.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • inbred (a.)
    Bred within; innate; as, inbred worth.
  • inbred (imp. & p. p.)
    of Inbreed

Part of speech

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  • inbred, verb, past participle of inbreed (infinitive).
  • inbred, verb, past simple of inbreed (infinitive).

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