Usually means: Breeding between genetically diverse individuals.
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  1. outcross: Merriam-Webster
  2. outcross: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. outcross: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. outcross: Collins English Dictionary
  5. outcross: Wordnik
  6. outcross: Wiktionary
  7. outcross: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. outcross: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. outcross: Dictionary.com
  10. Outcross: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. outcross: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  12. outcross: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. outcross: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (outcross)

noun:  The introduction of unrelated breeding stock to an existing population, especially one which is inbred or homogeneous.
noun:  A plant or animal produced by such methods.
verb:  (transitive) to crossbreed different strains of a plant or animal.

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