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out⋅cross

  [v. out-kraws, -kros; n. out-kraws, -kros]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to cross (animals or plants) by breeding individuals of different strains but, usually, of the same breed.
2. to produce (a hybrid) by this method.
–noun
3. a hybrid animal or plant so produced.
4. an act of outcrossing.
Origin:
1885–90; out- + cross
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out·cross   (out'krôs', -krŏs')   
tr.v.   out·crossed, out·cross·ing, out·cross·es
To cross (animals or plants) by breeding individuals of different strains but usually of the same breed.
n.  

  1. The process of outcrossing.

  2. Offspring produced by outcrossing.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1out·cross
Pronunciation: 'aut-"kros
Function: noun
1 : a cross between relatively unrelated individuals
2 : the progeny of an outcross

Main Entry: 2outcross
Function: transitive verb
: to cross with a relatively unrelated individual or strain
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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