"characteristic traits" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when talking generally about any object, person, or thing that has obvious or defining characteristics. For example, "wolves are known for their characteristic traits, including their sharp teeth, thick fur, and pack behavior."
He embodied two of the early New Yorker's most characteristic traits: sophistication and an air of bemused detachment.
Each dinosaur is described by a few characteristic traits, clearly reflected in the unfolding artwork.
It's characteristic traits are short, stunted vines growing near or around the hill, with downturned yellow-colored leaves and black spores on the underside of the leaves.
In conclusion, the spatial structure of communities is an important determinant of their diversity and characteristic traits.
Remnants of Roman villas and characteristic traits of Assyrian art, possibly brought by Hurrians from northern Syria, have also been found at Carchemish.
At last the Bonfire of the Vanities will give you the chance to write down the things that weigh you down – characteristic traits or concerns that you want rid of for ever – and then throw them on a massive bonfire, freeing yourself for a life of unburdened bliss.
As the forcing amplitude grows, more characteristic traits of the CSTR and the particular forcing variable become apparent, and a complicated picture develops, involving the co-existence of multiple periodic, quasi-periodic and even chaotic oscillations, period doublings and global bifurcations.
Any variety can be harvested when it's new, and it will display its characteristic traits even as a youngster; a tiny russet still tastes like a russet, but more tender, while a German butterball is like its mature counterparts, but sweeter and creamier.
For the moment, however, the intensity that is one of his most characteristic traits as an actor, is directed at another Shakespeare play — "Coriolanus," a film version of which he has just directed, and which is to open in the United States on Friday.
This problem can be solved by a biometrics approach, which identifies an individual based on his/her characteristic traits.
By selectively internalizing and recombining elements of their experience with other people, children develop characteristic traits and dispositions.
