outbred
Variant of outbreeding
outbreeding
definition
out·breed·ing (-brēd′iŋ)
noun
- the breeding of stocks or individuals that are not closely related
- Anthrop. a marrying outside one's social group
Related Forms:
- outbreed out′·breed′ transitive verb, intransitive verb outbred -·bred′, outbreeding -·breed′·ing
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