HyperDic: dysgenic

English > 1 sense of the word dysgenic:
ADJECTIVEpertdysgenic, cacogenicpertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced
English > dysgenic: 1 sense > adjective 1, pert
Meaningpertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced.
Synonymcacogenic
Oppositeeugenicpertaining to or causing improvement in the offspring produced
Spanishcacogénico
Nounsdysgenicsthe study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced

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