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[かく()·せい()·()·でん()]
kakuseiiden
noun, no adjective

Root Words:

[かく()·せい() + ()·でん()]
kakusei + iden

English Meaning(s) for 隔世遺伝

noun, no adjective
  1. atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type

Definition and Synonyms for 隔世遺伝

Reversion a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
Synonyms: 隔世遺伝
Throwback an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism
Synonyms: 隔世遺伝

Meanings for each kanji in 隔世遺伝

» isolate; alternate; distance; separate; gulf
» generation; world; society; public
» bequeath; leave behind; reserve
» transmit; go along; walk along; follow; report; communicate; legend; tradition

Categories 隔世遺伝 is a member of

Being a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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Return happening again (especially at regular intervals)
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