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单词 outcross
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outcross

[ verb out-kraws, -kros; noun out-kraws, -kros ]
/ verb ˌaʊtˈkrɔs, -ˈkrɒs; noun ˈaʊtˌkrɔs, -ˌkrɒs /
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verb (used with object)

to cross (animals or plants) by breeding individuals of different strains but, usually, of the same breed.
to produce (a hybrid) by this method.

noun

a hybrid animal or plant so produced.
an act of outcrossing.

Origin of outcross

First recorded in 1885–90; out- + cross

Words nearby outcross

outclimb, out cold, outcome, out-country, outcrop, outcross, outcry, outcurve, Out, damned spot!, outdare, outdate
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British Dictionary definitions for outcross

outcross

verb (ˌaʊtˈkrɒs)

to breed (animals or plants of the same breed but different strains)

noun (ˈaʊtˌkrɒs)

an animal or plant produced as a result of outcrossing
an act of outcrossing
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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