English Explanatory Dictionary

dysgenesic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or causing dysgenesis.
  2. Tending to stunt to interfere with normal healthy development.
  3. Infertile when crossed with a similar hybrid but marginally fertile when crossed with one of the parent species.
  4. Involving reproduction by couples of different races, believed to lead to inferior offspring.
  5. Tending to promote childlessness.

Word forms

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis English dysgenesis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dysgenesic From dysgenesis + -ic.

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