v. /owt'kraws", -kros"/ ; n. /owt"kraws', -kros'/ , v.t.
1. to cross (animals or plants) by breeding individuals of different strains but, usually, of the same breed.
2. to produce (a hybrid) by this method.
n.
3. a hybrid animal or plant so produced.
4. an act of outcrossing.
[ 1885-90; OUT- + CROSS ]