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返祖現象

简 返祖现象 · 繁 返祖現象
Mandarin · pinyin fǎn zǔ xiàn xiàng

Meanings

  1. (biology) atavism
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返
fǎn · return, revert to, restore
祖
zǔ · ancestor, forefather; grandfather
現
xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible
象
xiàng · elephant; ivory; figure, image
现
xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible
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3–3–4–4 · fan3 zu3 xian4 xiang4

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noun

  1. throwback; atavism

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