Missex

Quick meaning: Missex is a verb meaning To sex incorrectly; to incorrectly determine the sex of.

Meaning

To sex incorrectly; to incorrectly determine the sex of.

Example Sentences

The low-dose group consisted of 34 males and 36 females instead of 35 animals of each sex , because of missexing during the initiation of the study.

The three specimens from Bangka on which the name minor was based, supposedly two males and a female, had wing-lengths of 66, 67 and 68 mm; one may suspect missexing.

Missexing is a very common reason for the failure of two snakes to mate. Double-check the sex of both snakes prior to breeding season. If you are not sure, have them sexed by an experienced herpetoculturist or veterinarian.

In the subspecies intermedia and baliensis a similar sexual difference may be assumed, but cannot be established because of insufficient material . In species lacking sexual dimorphism in plumage, some missexing is also to be expected.

Word Forms

• missexes
• missexing
• missexed

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include misgenotype, missense, misdetermine, misfigure, misgender, mismate.

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