atavismo

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atavismo

/ɐ.tɐ.ˈviʒ.mu/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do latim atavus⁽ˡᵃ⁾. ← antepassado, quarto avô.

noun

herança de características físicas ou psíquicas de ascendentes remotos
hereditariedade

In English

atavism reappearance of an ancestral characteristic

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@misc{atavismo_2026,
  title = {atavismo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/atavismo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}