outbreedとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

outbreed (三人称単数 現在形 outbreeds, 現在分詞 outbreeding, 過去形および過去分詞形 outbred)

1. To breed from parents not closely related.
2. (transitive) To breed more successfully than.
   • 2009 February 22, Lynn Phillips, “Survival of the Hippest”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Showy peacocks attract more predators, but they outbreed drabber rivals just because peahens adore flashy tails.

   • 2021 July 9, Michelle Goldberg, “The Christian Right Is in Decline, and It’s Taking America With It”, in The New York Times‎^[2], ISSN 0362-4331:

     It was common for conservatives to gloat that they were going to outbreed the left.