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atavisticenUK
at·a·vism A0492800 (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 Indo-European roots.]
at′a·vist n.at′a·vis′tic adj.at′a·vis′ti·cal·ly adv.atavistic (ˌætəˈvɪstɪk) adjof or relating to atavism ˌataˈvistically advat·a·vis·tic (ăt′ə-vĭs′tĭk) Reappearing after being absent from a strain of organism for several generations. Used of an inherited trait.
atavism nounThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | atavistic - characteristic of an atavistthrowbackregressive - opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeatavismatavisticenUK
at·a·vis·tic (at-ă-vis'tik), Relating to atavism.at·a·vis·tic (at-ă-vis'tik) Relating to atavism. atavistic Featuring characteristics not seen for many generations, or of a more primitive evolutionary form of the organism.atavisticenUK
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