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DYSGENIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced
Synonyms:
cacogenic; dysgenic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Antonym:
eugenic (pertaining to or causing improvement in the offspring produced)
Pertainym:
dysgenics (the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced)
Derivation:
dysgenics (the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced)
