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CACOGENIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced
Synonyms:
cacogenic; dysgenic
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
cacogenics (the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced)
Derivation:
cacogenics (the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced)