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atavist

/ˈæt.ə.vɪst/

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noun

/ˈæt.ə.vɪst/C2formalscientific
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее организм, проявляющий черты более примитивной или предковой формы своего вида.

A noun referring to an organism that exhibits characteristics of a more primitive or ancestral form of its species.

  1. Organism with ancestral traitsC2formalscientific

    An organism that displays characteristics of a more primitive or earlier evolutionary form of its species.

    ruАтавист

    • The whale with small hind legs was considered an atavist.
    • Some horses are born with extra toes, making them an atavist.
    • The biologist studied the atavist to understand evolutionary patterns.

    Synonymsatavismthrowback

    Antonymsadvancedmodern

Forms
  • atavists plural form
  • atavists' possessive plural form
  • atavist's possessive singular form
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