Outbreeding

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounThe breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals.

"Outbreeding is a positive thing, because of the wider gene pool."

2.nounThe mating of people from different groups (especially as a result of social proscription).

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