atavístico

See also: atavistico

Portuguese

Adjective

atavístico (feminine atavística, masculine plural atavísticos, feminine plural atavísticas)

1. (biology) atavistic (of the recurrence of a trait after an absence of generations)

   Synonym: atávico

2. atavistic (of a throwback)

   Synonym: atávico

3. atavistic (of the return of earlier, more primitive behaviour)

   Synonym: atávico