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Etymology

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From out- +‎ cross.

Noun

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outcross (plural outcrosses)

  1. The introduction of unrelated breeding stock to an existing population, especially one which is inbred or homogeneous. [from 19th c.]
    • 2007, Tim Blanning, The Pursuit of Glory, Penguin, published 2008, page 249:
      Their two sons, Joseph I and Charles VI went still further in their pursuit of an out-cross by both marrying princesses from the Guelph house of Brunswick.
  2. A plant or animal produced by such methods. [from 20th c.]

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outcross (third-person singular simple present outcrosses, present participle outcrossing, simple past and past participle outcrossed)

  1. (transitive) to crossbreed different strains of a plant or animal. [from 20th c.]

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