outcross
The English word “outcross” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- The introduction of unrelated breeding stock to an existing population, especially one which is inbred or homogeneous.
- A plant or animal produced by such methods.
verb
- to crossbreed different strains of a plant or animal.
Etymology
From out- + cross.
Keep exploring: in the interactive dictionary every word of a definition is a link. Open “outcross” there
More English words
About this dictionary
The English dictionary on Glottosphere has 650,529 entries with a page. Browse the English dictionary.
Definitions are from Wiktionary, extracted by Kaikki.org, and are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.