Italian Meaning of atavism

Atavismo

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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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Atavismo

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

decorso,regressione,ricaduta,regressione,ritorno,riconversione,ricaduta,degenerazione,non sviluppo,declino

progresso,sviluppo,evoluzione,gravidanza,crescita,maturazione,Maturazione

atavic => atavico, ataunto => ataunto, ataunt => Attacco, ataturk => Atatürk, ataraxy => atarassia,