ATAVISM

7 letters 12 Scrabble points /ˈætəˌvɪzəm/

Definition of ATAVISM

noun
  1. The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence.

  2. The recurrence or reversion to a past behaviour, method, characteristic or style after a long period of absence.

  3. 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

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