Outcross

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To cross (animals or plants) by breeding individuals of different strains but usually of the same breed.
  • n. The process of outcrossing.
  • n. Offspring produced by outcrossing.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a plant or animal produced by outcrossing
  • v. to crossbreed different strains of a plant of animal
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An organism born to parents who belong to different families, varieties, races, or tribes.
    • Word Usage
    "To start with, despite what one frequently sees in advertisements, "outcross" is not a synonym for "good cross.""
    Antonym
    incross    inbreed   
    Verb Form
    outcrossed    outcrosses    outcrossing   
     
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