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Meaning of outcross | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The introduction of unrelated breeding stock to an existing population, especially one which is inbred or homogeneous.
  2. A plant or animal produced by such methods.

Examples

“Their two sons, Joseph I and Charles VI went still further in their pursuit of an out-cross by both marrying princesses from the Guelph house of Brunswick.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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