Meaning Of The Word Atavism
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Atavism Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Atavism?
atavism in American English
appearance in an individual of some characteristic found in a remote ancestor but not in nearer ancestors noun: the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations atavism in British English noun: the recurrence in a plant or animal of certain primitive characteristics that were present in an ancestor but have not occurred in intermediate generations |
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