单词 | outcross |
释义 | outcross[ verb out-kraws, -kros; noun out-kraws, -kros ] / verb ˌaʊtˈkrɔs, -ˈkrɒs; noun ˈaʊtˌkrɔs, -ˌkrɒs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR outcross ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to cross (animals or plants) by breeding individuals of different strains but, usually, of the same breed. to produce (a hybrid) by this method. nouna hybrid animal or plant so produced. an act of outcrossing. Origin of outcrossFirst recorded in 1885–90; out- + cross Words nearby outcrossoutclimb, out cold, outcome, out-country, outcrop, outcross, outcry, outcurve, Out, damned spot!, outdare, outdate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for outcrossoutcross verb (ˌaʊtˈkrɒs)to breed (animals or plants of the same breed but different strains) noun (ˈaʊtˌkrɒs)an animal or plant produced as a result of outcrossing an act of outcrossing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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