Sekirov Dictionary

inbred

adjective 4
noun 2
forms 3

adjective4

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.
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(figurative) Insular or self-contained, primarily interacting with and drawing upon one another.
- The Lavender Quill Society, that group of in-bred Manhattan gay writers who believe that gay literature begins and ends in their clique (outsiders need not apply for membership). — 1987
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Bred within; innate.
- His cold experience tempers all his heat, And inbred worth doth boasting valour slight. — 1666

noun2

A plant or animal produced by inbreeding.
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(vulgar) A person born of incest.
- Since you all marry your cousins I bet you're a bunch of inbreds.

forms

inbreds · more inbred · most inbred

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