ATAVISM


Meaning of ATAVISM in English

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 ]

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