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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry. uncountable
2. 2
   (especially of domestic fowl) breeding to reveal differential sex characteristics at hatching wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Identifiable in this manner. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

self-sexing

Etymology

From auto- + sexing.

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