HyperDic: atavistic

English > 1 sense of the word atavistic:
ADJECTIVEallatavistic, throwbackcharacteristic of an atavist
atavistic > pronunciation
Soundsae'tahvihstihk
Rhymesacademic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk...
English > atavistic: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningcharacteristic of an atavist.
Synonymthrowback
BroaderregressiveOpposing progress
Spanishatávico
Catalanatàvic
Nounsatavistan organism that has the characteristics / characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism

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