dysgenic
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Etymology edit
dys- + -genic, produced from New Latin dys- from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) and γένος (génos, “offspring”).
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Adjective edit
dysgenic (comparative more dysgenic, superlative most dysgenic)
- (genetics, medicine) of or relating to, or causing degeneration or deterioration in offspring
- (genetics, medicine) of or relating to dysgenics
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Further reading edit
- “dysgenic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.