McChadworth
06-23-2010, 01:31 PM
atavistic (comparative: more atavistic, superlative: most atavistic)
1. (biology) of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes.
2. of a throwback or exhibiting primitivism.
3. relating to a previous behavior that returns after an absence.
:D Thanks Sam and Max, for continuing to enlarge my vocabulary! :D
1. (biology) of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes.
2. of a throwback or exhibiting primitivism.
3. relating to a previous behavior that returns after an absence.
:D Thanks Sam and Max, for continuing to enlarge my vocabulary! :D