Definition of Outbred

1. Adjective. Bred of parents not closely related; having parents of different classes or tribes.

Category relationships: Anthropology
Also: Exogamic, Exogamous, Crossbred
Antonyms: Inbred

Definition of Outbred

1. Verb. (past of outbreed) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Outbred

1. outbreed [v] - See also: outbreed

Lexicographical Neighbors of Outbred

outbrazened
outbrazening
outbrazens
outbreak
outbreak epidemic
outbreaking
outbreakings
outbreaks
outbreast
outbreasted
outbreasting
outbreasts
outbreathe
outbreathed
outbreathing
outbred (current term)
outbreed
outbreeding
outbreedings
outbreeds
outbribe
outbribed
outbribes
outbribing
outbring
outbroke
outbroken
outbud
outbudding
outbuds

Literary usage of Outbred

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Microbial and Phenotypic Definition of Rats and Mice: Proceedings of the by National Research Council Staff, ebrary, Inc, National Research Council, International Committee, Commission on Life Sciences, National Academy of Sciences (1999)
"What makes outbred strains important now? I believe the answer to all three questions can be summed up in one simple sentence: There has really been a large ..."

2. Harvard Psychological Studies by Harvard Psychological Laboratory (1922)
"PROBLEMS The chief problem was to discover, if any, the temperamental differences between outbred and inbred strains of the albino rat. ..."

3. The Journal of Cancer Research (1916)
"outbred with male No. 360 of Strain 94 she founded the strain (shown in Line I) ... outbred with male No. 378 she headed the strain which four generations ..."

4. The Theory and Practice of Cattle-breeding by William Warfield (1889)
"Hopewell was himself by the outbred bull Buckingham, dam by the out- bred ... by the outbred bull Young Matchem; while Crown Prince was by Fitz Leonard, ..."

5. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"This approach has been pioneered by Sacher and Hart (l978) using two different species of outbred mice: Mus musculus and Peromyscus leucopus. ..."

6. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, SourceOECD (Online service) (1998)
"genetic standardization and monitoring (inbred and outbred stocks genetics, genetic monitoring, security and reference colonies management,. ..."

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