返祖现象

Traditional: 返祖現象

fǎn zǔ xiàn xiàng

Dictionary entry

(biology) atavism

What does 返祖现象 mean?

返祖现象 (fǎn zǔ xiàn xiàng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(biology) atavism

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返fǎnto return (to)祖Zǔsurname Zu 现xiànto appear · present 象xiàngelephant · CL:隻|只[zhi1]

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返祖现象

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