Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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atavist | Yes | No | No | No |
throwback | Yes | Yes | No | No |
atavist (noun) | throwback (noun) |
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an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism | a reappearance of an earlier characteristic |
an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism |
atavist (adjective) | throwback (adjective) |
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characteristic of an atavist |