throwback
1. a reappearance of an earlier characteristic • Syn: atavism, reversion • Derivationally related forms: atavist (for: atavism) • Hypernyms: recurrence, return 2. an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism • Syn: atavist • Derivationally related forms: atavistic (for: atavist), atavism (for: atavist) • Hypernyms: organism, being
characteristic of an atavist • Syn: atavistic • Similar to: regressive • Derivationally related forms: atavist (for: atavistic)
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