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    3. 祖先形質

    祖先形質

    祖そ先せん形けい質しつ

    plesiomorphy

    NTNounScience & MathKanji Vocab37 strokes

    そせんけいしつ

    Noun

    1.
    plesiomorphy, ancestral character

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    Kanji that make up this word

    祖
    ancestor・pioneer・founder
    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    形
    かた・-がた・かたち・なり…(3)
    shape・form・style
    質
    たち・ただ.す・もと・わりふ…(3)
    substance・quality・matter・temperament
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