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hereditarian|hɪrɛdɪˈtɛərɪən|
[f. L. hērēditāri-us hereditary + -an.]
One who holds the biological doctrine of heredity.
1881J. Owen Even. with Sceptics I. v. 446 The modern hereditarian regards himself as the offspring, mentally as well as physically, of a long succession of ancestors going back as far as the anthropoid ape. 1896E. A. Fay in Amer. Ann. Deaf June 233 Some of the most eminent hereditarians believe that acquired characteristics are never transmitted. |