patriclinous
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patriclinous — pat·ri·cli·nous (păt rĭ klīʹnəs) adj. Variant of patroclinous. * * * … Universalium
patriclinous — adjective Having mostly paternally inherited charactersitics … Wiktionary
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} …
