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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats