inbred
adjective
[ ɪnˈbrɛd ]
• produced by inbreeding.
• "inbred dogs will be more likely to have some genetic maladies"
• existing from birth.
Similar:
innate,
congenital,
existing from birth,
inherent,
inherited,
hereditary,
in the family,
in one's genes,
bred in the bone,
inborn,
natural,
native,
constitutional,
deep-seated,
deep-rooted,
ingrained,
in one's blood,
inbuilt,
instinctive,
instinctual,
unlearned,
connate,
connatural,
inbred
noun
• a person born as a result of inbreeding, typically perceived as unattractive and lacking intelligence (often used as a general term of abuse).
• "he provoked criticism when he said the town was full of inbreds"
• a crop produced by repeated inbreeding over multiple generations, typically through self-pollination.
• "the magnitude of this effect is expected to be greater in inbreds than in hybrids"
inbreed
verb
• breed from closely related people or animals, especially over many generations.
• "if they are allowed to inbreed even further this can eventually spoil the species"
