Defining trait

Synonyms for "defining trait" (17 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Adjective(4 words)
attributecharacteristicclassification rulecriterion

Strong matches (5)

Adjective(5 words)
defining characteristicdefining propertydistinctive traitdistinguishing featureessential attribute

Related words (8)

Adjective(6 words)
featureidentifying featurekey featurekey qualitynecessary featurestandard
Noun(2 words)
main featuretypifying characteristic

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15 entries
behavioral traitclassifying featurecolorcolor descriptorcolor propertydiagnostic criteriondiet typegenetic markergrading criterionhabitat typephysical traitshapeshape featuresizesize attribute

Collocations

10 entries
characteristic featuredefining trait conceptdefining trait exampledefining trait in biologydefining trait in geneticsdefining trait of speciesdistinguishing characteristicessential featureidentifying featurekey trait

Inflections

6 entries
defineddefinesdefiningdefining traitsmore definingmost defining

Derivations

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