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hereditist

hereditist noun: one who believes in the transmission of a trait by heredity.

Noun

hereditist (plural hereditists)

  1. One who believes in the transmission of a trait by heredity.

Forms of hereditist

pluralhereditists

Origin of hereditist

From heredity + -ist.

Questions about hereditist

What does hereditist mean?
Hereditist means one who believes in the transmission of a trait by heredity.
What part of speech is hereditist?
Hereditist is a noun.
What is the plural of hereditist?
The plural of hereditist is hereditists.

Words near hereditist in the dictionary

  1. hereditas
  2. hereditation
  3. hereditative
  4. heredities
  5. hereditism
  6. hereditist
  7. hereditists
  8. hereditivity
  9. heredity
  10. heredoalcoholism
  11. heredoc

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