atavistic

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

  1. Of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes.
  2. Of a throwback or exhibiting primitivism.
  3. Relating to earlier, more primitive behavior that returns after an absence.

Έννοιες

αταβιστικός

Μεταφράσεις

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/æt.əˈvɪs.tɪk/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From atavism + -istic, from French atavisme, from Latin atavus (“ancestor”), from at + avus (“grandfather”).

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