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1outcross

noun out·cross \ˈau̇t-ˌkrȯs\

Definition of OUTCROSS

1
:  a cross between relatively unrelated individuals
2
:  the progeny of an outcross
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First Known Use of OUTCROSS

1890

Rhymes with OUTCROSS

across, backcross, brown sauce, bugloss, club moss, crisscross, duck sauce, emboss, Greek cross, hard sauce, Kinross, kouros, lacrosse, oakmoss, pathos, peat moss, pit boss, Red Cross, ringtoss, straw boss, tau cross, topcross, uncross, white sauce

2outcross

verb

Definition of OUTCROSS

transitive verb
:  to cross with a relatively unrelated individual or strain

First Known Use of OUTCROSS

1918

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