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kau-mau-shidan

kau-mau-shidan is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘balanced polymorphism’.

Meaning

balanced polymorphism

Pronunciation
kaʊmaʊʃidɐn
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Pronunciation

Sound out kau-mau-shidan letter by letter:

  • kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
  • auaʊow as in 'how'
  • mmm as in 'man'
  • auaʊow as in 'how'
  • shʃsh as in 'shoe'
  • iiee as in 'see'
  • ddd as in 'day'
  • aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
  • nnn as in 'no'

Usage notes

a unilocal trait in which two alleles are maintained at stable frequencies because the heterozygote is more fit than either of the homozygotes