English dictionary
atavism
/'/&/t/@/,v/I/z/@/m/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The recurrence, or a tendency to a recurrence, of the original type of a species in the progeny of its varieties; resemblance to remote rather than to near ancestors; reversion to the original form.
Source: webster1913