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outbreed

American

[out-breed] / ˌaʊtˈbrid /

verb (used with object)

outbred, outbreeding

to breed selected individuals outside the limits of the breed or variety.

outbreed British

/ ˌaʊtˈbriːd /

verb

(intr) anthropol to produce offspring through sexual relations outside a particular family or tribe
to breed (animals that are not closely related) or (of such animals) to be bred

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Other Word Forms

outbreeding noun

Etymology

Origin of outbreed

out- + breed

Example Sentences

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Do genetically altered crops "outbreed" with wild relatives and other plants?

From Time Magazine Archive

Both Lamarckians and Weismannists, not to mention mankind in general, admit that the better adapted to its surroundings a living form may be, the more likely it is to outbreed its compeers.

From The Humour of Homer and Other Essays by Streatfeild, R. A. (Richard Alexander)

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