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Atavist

nounid 11764·updated May 18, 2026
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an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism

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unclassified

Variants

synonym
throwback
plural
Atavists
possessive
Atavist's
pluralpossessive
Atavists'

Framework definitions

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an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism

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