atavístico

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See also: atavistico

Portuguese

Adjective

atavístico (feminine atavística, masculine plural atavísticos, feminine plural atavísticas)

  1. (biology) atavistic (of the recurrence of a trait after an absence of generations)
    Synonym: atávico
  2. atavistic (of a throwback)
    Synonym: atávico
  3. atavistic (of the return of earlier, more primitive behaviour)
    Synonym: atávico