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misbreed

verb
/mɪsˈbɹiːd/

Etymology

From mis- + breed.

  1. derived from *bʰreh₁-✻ — “warm”
  2. inherited from *brōdijaną✻ — “to brood”
  3. inherited from brēdan
  4. inherited from breden
  5. prefixed as misbreed — “mis + breed”

Definitions

  1. To breed with the wrong mate, resulting in inferior offspring.

    • Discord will occur even in Socrates ' city because the rulers, no matter how wise, will misbreed the guardians, producing inferior guardians, who bring discord with them.
    • Humans breed in ways quite similar to those of animals; and if humans misbreed, the results are misbreeds.
    • So what keeps wolves and coyotes from interbreeding in nature? Obviously, those who don't misbreed will leave more viable offspring.

  2. The inferior offspring that results from misbreeding.

    • Humans breed in ways quite similar to those of animals; and if humans misbreed, the results are misbreeds.
    • Some breeders will go as far as to say that if a Jack Russell is not used for field work than it's not a Jack Russell, but a misbreed that looks like a Jack Russell.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA