autosexing

au·to·sex·ing

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [aw-toh-sek-sing]
- /ˈɔ toʊˌsɛk sɪŋ/
- /ˌɔːtəʊsˈeksɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [aw-toh-sek-sing]
- /ˈɔ toʊˌsɛk sɪŋ/

Definitions of autosexing word

noun autosexing the breeding of birds to reveal specific sexual characteristics 3
noun autosexing breeding, especially of domestic fowl, to reveal sexual characteristics at birth or hatching in order to separate males from females. 1
noun autosexing The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry. 0

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Origin of autosexing

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; auto-1 + sex + -ing2

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Parts of speech for Autosexing

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autosexing popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

autosexing usage trend in Literature

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