Associations to the word «Atavistic»
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Wiktionary
ATAVISTIC, adjective. (biology) of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes.
ATAVISTIC, adjective. Of a throwback or exhibiting primitivism.
ATAVISTIC, adjective. Relating to earlier, more primitive behavior that returns after an absence.
Dictionary definition
ATAVISTIC, adjective. Characteristic of an atavist.
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