INDIRECT ATAVISM
\ɪnda͡ɪɹˈɛkt ˈate͡ɪvˌɪzəm], \ɪndaɪɹˈɛkt ˈateɪvˌɪzəm], \ɪ_n_d_aɪ_ɹ_ˈɛ_k_t ˈa_t_eɪ_v_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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Of Sedgwick, phenomenon of the transmission of peculiarities not presented by, or prevailing in, the family of either parent but possessed by a male by whom the mother had previously been impregnated; the transmission of the peculiarities of a woman's first husband to her children by a succeeding husband. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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dust storm
- a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand a windstorm that lifts up clouds dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"