malimprinted

British

/ ˌmælɪmˈprɪntɪd /

adjective

(of an animal or person) suffering from a defect in the behavioural process of imprinting, resulting in attraction to members of other species, fetishism, etc

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Other Word Forms

malimprinting noun

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Reynolds said it’s against the law to release a bird that has been malimprinted into the wild.

From Washington Times

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