n. 1 a resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents in plants or animals. 2 reversion to an earlier type. atavistic adj. atavistically adv.
[ F atavisme f. L atavus great-grandfather's grandfather ]
n. 1 a resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents in plants or animals. 2 reversion to an earlier type. atavistic adj. atavistically adv.
[ F atavisme f. L atavus great-grandfather's grandfather ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012