German Meaning of atavism
Atavismus
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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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Atavismus
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
Fehler,Regression,Rückfall,Regression,Rückkehr,Rückgabe,Rückschlag,Degeneration,Nichtentwicklung,Abstieg
Fortschritt,Entwicklung,Evolution,Schwangerschaft,Wachstum,Reifung,Reifung
atavic => atavistisch, ataunto => ataunto, ataunt => Antastung, ataturk => Atatürk, ataraxy => Seelenruhe,