Meaning of outbreeding | Babel Free
Definitions
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The breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals. countable, uncountable
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The mating of people from different groups (especially as a result of social proscription). countable, uncountable
Examples
“Outbreeding is a positive thing, because of the wider gene pool.”
“Outbreeding hinders earnest studies of archaeogenetics, making it thorny to know precisely about ancient populations, migrations and linguistic groups.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.