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autosexing

American  
[aw-toh-sek-sing] / ˈɔ toʊˌsɛk sɪŋ /

noun

  1. breeding, especially of domestic fowl, to reveal sexual characteristics at birth or hatching in order to separate males from females.

Etymology

Origin of autosexing

First recorded in 1935–40; auto- 1 + sex + -ing 2

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