Misbreed
//mɪsˈbɹiːd// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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."
Verb
- 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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From mis- + breed.
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