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atavic, a.|əˈtævɪk|
[ad. F. atavique, f. L. atav-us; see next and -ic.]
Of or pertaining to a remote ancestor.
1866Huxley Preh. Rem. Caithn. 159 The brachycephaly of the Norman-French colonists of Quebec, can only come from their atavic ancestors, the Belgæ. |