THROWBACK

• (noun) a reappearance of an earlier characteristic

  synonyms : atavism , reversion

  The scientist explained that the hind legs on the whale caught offshore was a result of atavism. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism

  synonyms : atavist

• (adj.) characteristic of an atavist

  synonyms : atavistic

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