Kallikak

[ kal-i-kak ]

/ ˈkæl ɪˌkæk /

noun

the fictitious name of an actual family that was the focus of a sociological study: one branch of feeble-minded descendants were mostly social degenerates, while another branch with descendants of normal intelligence were mostly successful.

Compare Jukes.

Origin of Kallikak

<Greek kalli-calli- + kak- (see caco-)

Words nearby Kallikak

kalium, Kali Yuga, kallak, kallidin I, kallidin II, Kallikak, kallikrein, Kallithéa, Kalmar, Kalmar Sound, kalmia

Example sentences from the Web for Kallikak

The studies of the Edwards family on one hand and the so-called Kallikak family on the other, point to the same conclusion.
How to Teach|George Drayton Strayer and Naomi Norsworthy
Kallikak family, results of environment rather than heredity shown by, 249.
Crime: Its Cause and Treatment|Clarence Darrow
I have finished the Kallikak family and I am bursting with talk.
Dear Enemy|Jean Webster
If you are really hurt, I will read the Kallikak book; but I must tell you that you are working me to death.
Dear Enemy|Jean Webster

单词	kallikak
释义	Kallikak [ kal-i-kak ] / ˈkæl ɪˌkæk / noun the fictitious name of an actual family that was the focus of a sociological study: one branch of feeble-minded descendants were mostly social degenerates, while another branch with descendants of normal intelligence were mostly successful. Compare Jukes. Origin of Kallikak <Greek kalli-calli- + kak- (see caco-) Words nearby Kallikak kalium, Kali Yuga, kallak, kallidin I, kallidin II, Kallikak, kallikrein, Kallithéa, Kalmar, Kalmar Sound, kalmia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Kallikak The studies of the Edwards family on one hand and the so-called Kallikak family on the other, point to the same conclusion. How to Teach\|George Drayton Strayer and Naomi Norsworthy Kallikak family, results of environment rather than heredity shown by, 249. Crime: Its Cause and Treatment\|Clarence Darrow I have finished the Kallikak family and I am bursting with talk. Dear Enemy\|Jean Webster If you are really hurt, I will read the Kallikak book; but I must tell you that you are working me to death. Dear Enemy\|Jean Webster
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