outcross
verbEtymology From out- + cross.
1
to crossbreed different strains of a plant or animal.
- Derived terms
- outcrosser, unoutcrossed
outcross
nounEtymology From out- + cross.
1
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.2007, Tim Blanning, The Pursuit of Glory, Penguin, published 2008, page 249:
2
A plant or animal produced by such methods.
- Antonyms
- incross