outbreed
nounEtymology From out- + breed.
1
An organism bred by parents not closely related.
outbreed
verbEtymology From out- + breed.
1
To breed from parents not closely related.
2
To breed more successfully than.
- Showy peacocks attract more predators, but they outbreed drabber rivals just because peahens adore flashy tails.2009 February 22, Lynn Phillips, “Survival of the Hippest”, in New York Times:
- It was common for conservatives to gloat that they were going to outbreed the left.2021 July 9, Michelle Goldberg, “The Christian Right Is in Decline, and It’s Taking America With It”, in The New York Times, →ISSN: