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Definition of acquired characteristic noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

acquired characteristic

noun
 
/əˌkwaɪəd ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/
 
/əˌkwaɪərd ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/
(also acquired character
 
/əˌkwaɪəd ˈkærəktə(r)/
 
/əˌkwaɪərd ˈkærəktər/
)
(biology)
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  1. a change to a living thing that is not produced by genes, but that has happened because of how or where the thing livesTopics Biologyc2
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