ATAVISM
7 letters
12 Scrabble points
/ˈætəˌvɪzəm/
Definition of ATAVISM
noun
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The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence.
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The recurrence or reversion to a past behaviour, method, characteristic or style after a long period of absence.
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Reversion to past primitive behavior, especially violence.
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
A
T
A
V
I
S
M
Length
7 letters
Scrabble Score
12 points