| NOUN | person | atavist, throwback | an organism that has the characteristics / characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism |
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| Meaning | An organism that has the characteristics / characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism. | |
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| Synonym | throwback | |
| Broader | organism, being | A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently |
| Spanish | organismo atávico | |
| Catalan | organisme atàvic | |
| Adjectives | atavistic | characteristic of an atavist |
| Nouns | atavism | a reappearance of an earlier characteristic |
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