LINEBREEDING


Meaning of LINEBREEDING in English

-diŋ noun

Etymology: line (III) + breeding

: the breeding of individuals within a particular line of descent:

a. : moderately close inbreeding (as between aunt and nephew, between cousins)

b. : any of various schemes of breeding designed to perpetuate the desirable characters of a superior animal by interbreeding its descendants — compare inbreeding

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