patrilateral

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/ˌpætɹɪˈlæt(ə)ɹəl/

adjective

From kin 'on the father's side' (related to the father).

“Jim's blond hair is one of his patrilateral traits.”

Opposite
matrilateral
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Meanings

adjectivepatrilateral (comparative more patrilateral, superlative most patrilateral)

comparative more patrilateral · superlative most patrilateral

  1. anthropologyFrom kin 'on the father's side' (related to the father).

    Jim's blond hair is one of his patrilateral traits.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
matrilateral

Origin

From patri- + lateral.

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Translations

Spanish patrilateral
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with patrilateral

lateralcollateralbilateralmultilateralunilateralcontralateraltrilateralipsilateralquadrilateralequilateralbasolateraldorsolateralventrolateralposterolateralanterolateralplurilateralacousticolateralambilateralapicolateralaxiolateralbasilateralcaudolateralcentrolateralcostolateral
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Cite this entry
APA

patrilateral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patrilateral

MLA

“patrilateral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patrilateral. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patrilateral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patrilateral.

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