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- [verb out-kraws, -kros; noun out-kraws, -kros]
- /verb ˌaʊtˈkrɔs, -ˈkrɒs; noun ˈaʊtˌkrɔs, -ˌkrɒs/
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- [verb out-kraws, -kros; noun out-kraws, -kros]
- /verb ˌaʊtˈkrɔs, -ˈkrɒs; noun ˈaʊtˌkrɔs, -ˌkrɒs/
Definitions of outcross word
- verb with object outcross to cross (animals or plants) by breeding individuals of different strains but, usually, of the same breed. 1
- verb with object outcross to produce (a hybrid) by this method. 1
- noun outcross a hybrid animal or plant so produced. 1
- noun outcross an act of outcrossing. 1
- noun outcross Breed (an animal or plant) with one not closely related. 1
- verb outcross to breed (animals or plants of the same breed but different strains) 0
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Origin of outcross
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; out- + cross
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Parts of speech for Outcross
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
outcross popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
outcross usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for outcross
noun outcross
- composite — A composite object or item is made up of several different things, parts, or substances.
- mixture — a product of mixing.
- amalgam — Something that is an amalgam of two or more things is a mixture of them.
- combination — A combination of things is a mixture of them.
- bastard — Bastard is an insulting word which some people use about a person, especially a man, who has behaved very badly.
Antonyms for outcross
noun outcross
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- homogeneous — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
- pedigreed — having established purebred ancestry: a pedigreed collie.
- pure — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
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