ADJECTIVE | pert | parental | designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced |
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all | parental, maternal, paternal | relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent |
Sounds | pereh'ntahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | Designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced. | |
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Category | genetics, genetic science | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
Opposite | filial | Designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation |
Spanish | parental | |
Catalan | parental | |
Nouns | parent | a father or mother |
Meaning | relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent. | |
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Example | "parental guidance" | |
Synonyms | maternal, paternal | |
Opposite | filial | relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring |
Spanish | matern, maternal, materno, parental, paternal, paterno | |
Catalan | matern, maternal, parental, patern, paternal | |
Nouns | parent | a father or mother |
Adverbs | parentally | in a parental manner |
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