outbreeding

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outbreeding

noun outbreedings

countable, uncountable The breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals. Outbreeding is a positive thing, because of the wider gene pool.
countable, uncountable 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.

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@misc{outbreeding_2026,
  title = {outbreeding},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outbreeding},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}