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patroclinous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pa-tro-cli-nous
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having traits mostly inherited from the male parent

Etymology

From Latin pātr- + -o- + Ancient Greek κλίνειν (klínein) + -ous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more patroclinous (comparative) most patroclinous (superlative)

Synonyms

patroclinal

Antonyms

matroclinous

Questions

What does patroclinous mean?
Having traits mostly inherited from the male parent
Where does patroclinous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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