Greek Meaning of atavism

Ανατροπή

Other Greek words related to Ανατροπή

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.

FAQs About the word atavism

Ανατροπή

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

λάθος,παλινδρόμηση,υποτροπή,παλινδρόμηση,επιστροφή,αναστροφή,υποτροπή,εκφυλισμός,μη ανάπτυξη,πτώση

πρόοδος,ανάπτυξη,εξέλιξη,εγκυμοσύνη,ανάπτυξη,ωρίμανση,Ώριμανση

atavic => atavistic, ataunto => ataunto, ataunt => Επίθεση, ataturk => Ατατούρκ, ataraxy => αταραξία,