missex

Etymology

From mis- + sex.

missex means to sex incorrectly; to incorrectly determine the sex of. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 73 out of 100.

verb

To sex incorrectly; to incorrectly determine the sex of.“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.”