stirpiculture
Definition
Noun: The practice of selective breeding of humans or animals, especially with the aim of improving the genetic quality of a population; eugenics applied to human reproduction.
Usage Examples
- (The practice of selective human breeding to improve genetic traits.)
- (A systematic effort to breed humans for desired characteristics.)
- (The selective breeding of humans is viewed as problematic.)
Advanced Usage
"to practice stirpiculture": to engage in the selective breeding of humans or animals.
- The scientist advocated for the practice of stirpiculture to eliminate hereditary diseases. (He supported using selective breeding to remove genetic defects.)
"stirpicultural program": a systematic plan or project for selective breeding.
- The government's stirpicultural program was widely condemned as a violation of human rights. (The official attempt to breed humans selectively was denounced.)
Variants and Related Words
Stirpicultural (adj): relating to the selective breeding of humans or animals.
- The stirpicultural experiments of the early 1900s are now considered unethical. (The breeding experiments are viewed negatively today.)
Stirpiculturist (n): a person who advocates or practices selective breeding.
- The stirpiculturist argued that society should control reproduction for the common good. (The advocate of selective breeding promoted controlled mating.)
Synonyms
- Eugenics: the science of improving the human race by controlled breeding.
- Selective breeding: the process of choosing parents with desired traits to produce offspring.
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