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outbreeding

outbreeding noun: the breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals.

Noun

outbreeding (countable and uncountable, plural outbreedings)

  1. The breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals.
    • Outbreeding is a positive thing, because of the wider gene pool.
  2. The mating of people from different groups (especially as a result of social proscription).
    • Outbreeding hinders earnest studies of archaeogenetics, making it thorny to know precisely about ancient populations, migrations and linguistic groups.

outbreeding meaning in Tamil

outbreeding in Tamil

வெளியகவிருத்தி, அயல் இனச் சேர்க்கை, வெளி இனச் சேர்க்கை

Forms of outbreeding

pluraloutbreedings

Origin of outbreeding

From out- + breeding.

Questions about outbreeding

What does outbreeding mean?
Outbreeding means the breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals.
What is outbreeding in Tamil?
Outbreeding in Tamil is வெளியகவிருத்தி, அயல் இனச் சேர்க்கை, வெளி இனச் சேர்க்கை. See Outbreeding meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is outbreeding?
Outbreeding is a noun.
What is the plural of outbreeding?
The plural of outbreeding is outbreedings.

Words near outbreeding in the dictionary

  1. outbreaths
  2. outbred
  3. outbreed
  4. outbreeder
  5. outbreeders
  6. outbreeding
  7. outbreedings
  8. outbreeds
  9. outbribe
  10. outbribed
  11. outbribes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: outbreeding (page history and authors); outbreeding (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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