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Added 9 October 2026

inbred

/ˈɪnˌbɹɛd/ adjective

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Bred within; innate.
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.

noun

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

verb

simple past and past participle of inbreed

Origin

From the past participle of inbreed, equivalent to in- + bred.

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