Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - atavism
Atavism
atavism
n. 1 a resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents in plants or animals. 2 reversion to an earlier type. Derivatives atavistic adj. atavistically adv. Etymology: F atavisme f. L atavus great-grandfather's grandfather
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noun see: uncle Date: 1833 1. recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination, recurrence of or reversion to a past style, manner, outlook, approach, or activity , one that manifests ~ ; throwback, atavistic adjective atavistically adverb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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