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outcross

noun

Etymology

From out- + cross.

  1. derived from crux
  2. derived from cros
  3. derived from kross
  4. inherited from cros — “rood, cross”
  5. inherited from cross
  6. prefixed as outcross — “out + cross”

Definitions

  1. The introduction of unrelated breeding stock to an existing population, especially one…

    The introduction of unrelated breeding stock to an existing population, especially one which is inbred or homogeneous.

    • 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.

  3. to crossbreed different strains of a plant or animal.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for outcross. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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