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Meaning of 'atavism'
Meaning of 'atavism' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Atavism 
[ n.]
- The recurrence, or a tendency to a recurrence, of the
original type of a species in the progeny of its varieties; resemblance
to remote rather than to near ancestors; reversion to the original
form. [ n.]- The recurrence of any peculiarity or disease of an ancestor in a subsequent generation, after an intermission for a generation or two.
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