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ATAVISTIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does atavistic mean?
• ATAVISTIC (adjective)
The adjective ATAVISTIC has 1 sense:
1. characteristic of an atavist
Familiarity information: ATAVISTIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characteristic of an atavist
Synonyms:
atavistic; throwback
Similar:
regressive (opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state)
Derivation:
atavist (an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism)
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