verb
- to breed by mating closely related individuals
Usage: biology; animal husbandry
Examples
- The isolated population began to inbreed due to lack of genetic diversity.
- Farmers must be careful not to inbreed their livestock too extensively.
- The royal family’s tendency to inbreed led to genetic problems.
- Scientists studied how the mice would inbreed in the controlled environment.
- The small island community was forced to inbreed for generations.
- Breeders avoid letting their dogs inbreed to maintain healthy bloodlines.