atavistic

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

atavique

Synonymes

atavic

reversionary

throwback

hereditary

inherited

atavist

Traductions

atavico

atávico

atavistisch

atavistisch

atávico

atavístico

αταβιστικός

atalarla ilgili

atàvic

atavica

atavistich

atávica

atalara çeken

الأتافيزمي

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/æt.əˈvɪs.tɪk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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