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Breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
Examples
- Inbreeding can result in handicapped children.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
present participle and gerund of inbreed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the act of mating closely related individuals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
近親繁殖 /近亲繁殖
(jìnqīn fánzhí)
— breeding between members of small population
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Chinese Mandarin:
近親交配 /近亲交配
(jìnqīn jiāopèi)
— breeding between members of small population
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Chinese Mandarin:
近交
(jìnjiāo)
— breeding between members of small population
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Danish:
indavl
— breeding between members of small population
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Dutch:
inteelt
— breeding between members of small population
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Finnish:
sisäsiitos
— breeding between members of small population
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French:
consanguinité
— breeding between members of small population
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German:
Inzucht
— breeding between members of small population
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Greek:
ενδογαμία
(endogamía)
— breeding between members of small population
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Hungarian:
beltenyészet
— breeding between members of small population
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Hungarian:
beltenyésztés
— breeding between members of small population
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Indonesian:
silang dalam
— breeding between members of small population
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Indonesian:
silang sanak
— breeding between members of small population
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Japanese:
近親交配
(kinshin kōhai)
— breeding between members of small population
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Korean:
근친교배
(geunchin'gyobae)
— breeding between members of small population
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Malay:
biakbaka dalam
— breeding between members of small population
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Manx:
ynsheelraghey
— breeding between members of small population
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Māori:
aitata
— breeding between members of small population
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Māori:
pūpukurau
— breeding between members of small population
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Norwegian:
innavl
— breeding between members of small population
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Polish:
chów wsobny
— breeding between members of small population
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Portuguese:
endocruzamento
— breeding between members of small population
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Russian:
инбри́динг
(inbríding)
— breeding between members of small population
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Russian:
межро́дственное скре́щивание
(mežródstvennoje skréščivanije)
— breeding between members of small population
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Russian:
инцу́хт
(incúxt)
— breeding between members of small population
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Swedish:
inavel
— breeding between members of small population
