atavistical

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atavistical

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Atavistic. Atavistical reversions: In biology the restoration of structural characters which have long been lost or obscured; near return to an original type occurring through partly modified descendants; resemblance to remote ancestors or progenitors; partial return, through hereditary influences, of remote a

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@misc{atavistical_2026,
  title = {atavistical},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/atavistical},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}