at·a·vism /ˈætəˌvɪzəm/ Show Spelled[at-uh-viz-uhm]
–noun
1. Biology .
a. the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations.
b. an individual embodying such a reversion.
2. reversion to an earlier type; throwback.
Origin:
1825–35; < L atav ( us ) remote ancestor ( at-, akin to atta familiar name for a grandfather + avus grandfather, forefather) + -ism
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