Canadian English Meaning of atavism
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Definitions and Meaning of atavism in English
atavism (n)
a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
atavism (n.)
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.
The recurrence of any peculiarity or disease of an ancestor in a subsequent generation, after an intermission for a generation or two.
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Atavism
a reappearance of an earlier characteristicThe recurrence, or a tendency to a recurrence, of the original type of a species in the progeny of its varieties; res
lapse,regression,relapse,retrogression,return,reversion,relapse,degeneration,non-development,decline
advancement,development,evolution,pregnancy,growth,maturation,Ripening
atavic => atavistic, ataunto => ataunto, ataunt => To badger, ataturk => Ataturk, ataraxy => ataraxy,
