Definition of INBRED

inbred

Meanings

Plural: inbreds

Adjective

  • produced by inbreeding

Adjective Satellite

  • normally existing at birth

Adj

  • 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.
  • Insular or self-contained, primarily interacting with and drawing upon one another.

Noun

  • A plant or animal produced by inbreeding.
  • A person born of incest.

Verb

  • simple past and past participle of inbreed

Origin / Etymology

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

Antonyms

outbred

Scrabble Score: 9

inbred is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
inbred is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inbred is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

inbred is a valid Words With Friends word