返祖

fǎn zǔ

Dictionary entry

(biology) to exhibit atavism; to revert to ancestral traits

What does 返祖 mean?

返祖 (fǎn zǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(biology) to exhibit atavism; to revert to ancestral traits

Character breakdown

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返fǎnto return (to)祖Zǔsurname Zu

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返祖

fǎn zǔ

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