stirpiculture

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noun

The breeding of special stocks or races; eugenics.

OriginLatin stirps →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounstirpiculture (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableThe breeding of special stocks or races; eugenics.

Origin

  1. Latinstirps
  2. Englishstirpiculture

Latin stirps, stirpis (“stem, stock, race”) + cultura (“culture”).

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APA

stirpiculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stirpiculture

MLA

“stirpiculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stirpiculture. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stirpiculture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stirpiculture.

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