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matriclinous

matriclinous is the alternative form of matroclinous.

Meaning of matroclinous

Adjective

matroclinous (not comparable)

  1. Having mostly maternally inherited characteristics.
    • Another frequently cited case of apparent matroclinous heredity is one described by Kühn (1027) in the wasp, Habrobracon juglandis.1984, Sewall Wright, Evolution and the Genetics of Populations, volume 1, page 51

Forms of matriclinous

comparativemore matriclinous
superlativemost matriclinous

Origin of matriclinous

From Latin mātr- + -i- + Ancient Greek κλίνειν (klínein) + -ous.

Questions about matriclinous

What is matriclinous the alternative form of?
Matriclinous is the alternative form of matroclinous.

Words near matriclinous in the dictionary

  1. matricized
  2. matricizes
  3. matricizing
  4. matriclan
  5. matriclans
  6. matriclinous
  7. matricryptic
  8. matrics
  9. matricula
  10. matriculability
  11. matriculable

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