OUTCROSS

Etymology

Noun

outcross (plural outcrosses)

a plant or animal produced by outcrossing

Antonyms

• incross

Verb

outcross (third-person singular simple present outcrosses, present participle outcrossing, simple past and past participle outcrossed)

(transitive) to crossbreed different strains of a plant or animal

Antonyms

• incross

• inbreed

Anagrams

• cross out

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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