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throwback

DEFINITIONS OF: throwback

1

n a reappearance of an earlier characteristic

Synonyms:
atavism, reversion
Type of:
recurrence, return
happening again (especially at regular intervals)

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

Synonyms:
atavist
Type of:
being, organism
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

adj characteristic of an atavist

Synonyms:
atavistic
regressive
opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
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