Definitions for matrocliny

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matrocliny mat·ro·cli·ny

Spelling: [ma-truh-klahy-nee, mey-]

IPA: /ˈmæ trəˌklaɪ ni, ˈmeɪ-/

Matrocliny is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 899 anagrams from letters in matrocliny (acilmnorty).

Definitions for matrocliny

noun

1. inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).

Origin of matrocliny

1915-20; matro- (variant of matri- with -o-) + -clin- (Greek klī́nein to bend, lean, or extracted from incline; cf.