outcross

outcross
v. /owt'kraws", -kros"/; n. /owt"kraws', -kros'/, v.t.
1. to cross (animals or plants) by breeding individuals of different strains but, usually, of the same breed.
2. to produce (a hybrid) by this method.
n.
3. a hybrid animal or plant so produced.
4. an act of outcrossing.
[1885-90; OUT- + CROSS]

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