inbreedingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌɪnˈbriː.dɪŋ/us/ˈɪn.briː.dɪŋ/a situation in which plants, animals, or people are produced by breeding between closely related plants, animals, or people:
the dangers/effects of inbreeding
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Breeds & breeding
- beget
- breed
- breeder
- breeding
- breeding ground
- brood mare
- cross
- crossbreed
- fancier
- father
- hybrid
- inbred
- interbreed
- pedigree
- pedigreed
- purebred
- selective breeding
- sire
- stud
- thoroughbred