英语词汇“atavism”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

at·a·vism

(ătə-vĭz′əm)

1. The reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence.

2. An individual or a part that exhibits atavism. Also called throwback.

3. The return of a trait or recurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence.

[French atavisme, from Latin atavus, ancestor : atta, father + avus, grandfather; see awo- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

ata·vist n.

at′a·vistic adj.

at′a·visti·cal·ly adv.

单词	atavism
释义	at·a·vism (ătə-vĭz′əm) n. 1. The reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence. 2. An individual or a part that exhibits atavism. Also called throwback. 3. The return of a trait or recurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence. [French atavisme, from Latin atavus, ancestor : atta, father + avus, grandfather; see awo- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ata·vist n. at′a·vistic adj. at′a·visti·cal·ly adv.
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