Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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throwback | Yes | Yes | No | No |
organism | Yes | No | No | No |
throwback (noun) | organism (noun) |
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a reappearance of an earlier characteristic | a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently |
an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism | a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body |
throwback (adjective) | organism (adjective) |
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characteristic of an atavist |