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.