atavistic

listen to the pronunciation of atavistic
English - Turkish
atalarala ilgili
atalara ait
{s} atalara çeken
{s} atalarla ilgili
eski kuşaklardan gelen
English - English
of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes

Reactivation of a dormant atavistic gene could account for the abnormal costocoracoid ligament in humans.

of a throwback or exhibiting primitivism

Because I am atavistic enough to believe that drawing is the basic language of the illustrator, even as words comprise the basic language of the writer….

relating to earlier, more primitive behavior that returns after an absence
Atavistic feelings or behaviour seem to be very primitive, like the feelings or behaviour of our earliest ancestors. an atavistic fear of snakes. = primordial. atavistic feelings are very basic human feelings that people have felt since humans have existed (atavism (19-21 centuries), from atavisme, from atavus )
Pertaining to atavists
characteristic of an atavist
{s} (Biology) pertaining to atavism (appearance of a trait belonging to a distant ancestor that has been dormant in recent generations)
atavistic

    Hyphenation

    a·ta·vis·tic

    Turkish pronunciation

    ätıvîstîk

    Pronunciation

    /ˈatəvəstək/ /ˈætəvɪstɪk/

    Etymology

    () From atavism +‎ -istic, from French atavisme, from Latin atavus (“ancestor”), from at + avus (“grandfather”).
Favorites
More...
Clear