atavism in Japanese
atavism in Japanese is 先祖返り — atavism means the reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.
atavism in Japanese
先祖返り
Pronounced: senzogaeri
The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.
What does "atavism" mean?
- noun The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.
- noun The recurrence or reversion to a past behaviour, method, characteristic or style after a long period of absence.
- noun A reversion to past primitive behavior, especially violence.
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What is "atavism" in Japanese?
"atavism" in Japanese is 先祖返り. atavism means: The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.
How do you pronounce 先祖返り?
"atavism" in Japanese is 先祖返り, pronounced "senzogaeri".
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