atavist


Definition: Meaning of, atavist in English to English dictionary.

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atavist atavists
  1. an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism
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Pronunciation: tə;tʊ;tuː eɪ
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(1929) a novel by Ernest HEMINGWAY about the romantic relationship between a US man who is working as an AMBULANCE driver and an English nurse in Italy during World War I