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atavico — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ancestral adj Belonging to, inherited from, or associated with one's ancestors.

Senses

atavico is used for these senses in English:

  • ancestral Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors
  • atavistic (biology) Of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes.
  • dyed-in-the-wool (idiomatic, figuratively, of a person) Firmly established in one's beliefs or habits; having a specified characteristic, identity, etc. deeply ingrained in one's nature.

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