单词 | atavic |
释义 | atavicadj. Of or pertaining to a remote ancestor. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > heredity or hereditary descent > [adjective] > production unlike parents > atavism atavic1866 reversional1871 reversionary1871 atavistic1875 1866 T. H. Huxley in S. Laing Pre-hist. Remains Caithness 159 The brachycephaly of the Norman-French colonists of Quebec, can only come from their atavic ancestors, the Belgæ. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1866 |
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