Associations to the word «Inbreeding»

Wiktionary

INBREEDING, noun. (biology) breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related
INBREEDING, verb. Present participle of inbreed
INBREEDING DEPRESSION, noun. (biology) The reduced biological fitness in a given population as a result of inbreeding.

Dictionary definition

INBREEDING, noun. The act of mating closely related individuals.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca