inferior species; inferior breed; inferior race
A derogatory term used to label a group as inherently inferior, often in racist or eugenic contexts. Strongly offensive.
He made a discriminatory remark calling a certain ethnic group an inferior race.
The book was criticized for labeling a certain dog breed as an inferior breed.
Compound of 劣等 (rettō, 'inferior') and 種 (shu, 'species/breed/race'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term appears in modern discriminatory discourse.