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outbreed
(out|breed)
Pronunciation:
/aʊtˈbriːd/
verb
(
past and past participle
outbred
)
[
with object
]
(usually as noun
outbreeding
)
breed from parents not closely related:
many specific genetic factors are known which regulate the degree of outbreeding
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