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Showing words for ATAVISM using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Atavism

atavism

6 Letter Words for Atavism

amaist, matais, samvat, sativa, tamias, viasma

5 Letter Words for Atavism

amati, amias, amvis, atavi, atmas, avast, maist, masai, matai, matis, mavis, saiva, samia, satai, staia, tamas, tamis, tavas, vista

4 Letter Words for Atavism

aias, aims, aits, amas, amia, amis, amit, asia, asta, atis, atma, avas, avis, itas, maas, maat, maia, masa, mast, mata, mats, mias, mist, saim, sama, sami, sata, sati, siam, sima, sita, siva, stam, stim, tais, tams, tava, tavs, tsia, vasa, vast, vats, vias, vims, visa, vita

3 Letter Words for Atavism

aam, aas, aia, aim, ais, ait, ama, ami, amt, ast, atm, ava, iaa, ism, ist, ita, its, iva, maa, mas, mat, mia, mis, mit, mst, mts, saa, sai, sam, sat, sav, sim, sit, sma, sta, stm, taa, tai, tam, tas, tav, tim, tis, tmv, tsi, vas, vat, via, vim, vis

Definitions for Atavism

[1] Biology . the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations. an individual embodying such a reversion.
[2] reversion to an earlier type; throwback.
[3] the recurrence in a plant or animal of certain primitive characteristics that were present in an ancestor but have not occurred in intermediate generations
[4] reversion to a former or more primitive type

Words related to Atavism

relapse, lapse, regression, throwback, retrogression, retrogradation

Words nearby Atavism

ataraxia, atascadero, ataturk, kemal, atatürk, atavic, atavism, atavistic, ataxia, ataxia telangiectasia, ataxiaphasia, ataxic

Origin of Atavism

1825–35; < Latin atav(us ) remote ancestor (at-, akin to atta familiar name for a grandfather + avus grandfather, forefather) + -ism

Other words from Atavism

at·a·vist , noun
at′ a•vist n.
at′a•vis′ tic adj.

Word origin for Atavism

C19: from French atavisme, from Latin atavus strictly: great-grandfather's grandfather, probably from atta daddy + avus grandfather

Synonyms for Atavism

backsliding, lapse, regression, relapse, reverting, throwback