Finnish Meaning of atavism

Atavismi

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Definitions and Meaning of atavism in English

Wordnet

atavism (n)

a reappearance of an earlier characteristic

Webster

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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Atavismi

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

aukko,regressio,uusiutuminen,regressio,palautus,palautuminen,taantuma,degeneraatio,kehittymättömyys,lasku

eteneminen,kehitys,evoluutio,raskaus,kasvu,kypsyminen,Kypsyminen

atavic => atavistinen, ataunto => ataunto, ataunt => Hyökkäys, ataturk => Atatürk, ataraxy => apatia,