patriclinous

patriclinous
Having mostly paternally-inherited charactersitics

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  • patriclinous — pat·ri·cli·nous (păt rĭ klīʹnəs) adj. Variant of patroclinous. * * * …   Universalium

  • patriclinous — pat·ri·cli·nous (pat″rĭ kliґnəs) patroclinous …   Medical dictionary

  • patriclinous — /pəˈtrɪklənəs/ (say puh trikluhnuhs) adjective derived or inherited from the father or his line. Compare matriclinous. {patri + clinous, from Greek clinēs inclining, bending} …  

  • patriclinous —   a. pertaining to, or having, inherited paternal characteristics …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • patriclinous — variant of patroclinous …   Useful english dictionary

  • kindred — n 1. family, tribe, clan, brood, house, household, hearth, ilk, Fr. menage; race, people, folks, nationality, nation. 2. kinfolk, kin, kith. See kinfolk. 3. kinship, relationship, affinity. See kinship(defs.1, 2). adj 4. allied, associated,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • matriclinous — /məˈtrɪklənəs/ (say muh trikluhnuhs) adjective derived or inherited from the mother and her line. Compare patriclinous. {matri + clinous, from Greek clinēs leaning, bending} …  

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