atavistic
adj. US //ˈætəvɪstɪk// UK //ˌætɐvˈɪstɪk// atavis·tic
From atavism + -istic, from French atavisme, from Latin atavus (“ancestor”), from at + avus (“grandfather”).
From atavism + -istic, from French atavisme, from Latin atavus (“ancestor”), from at + avus (“grandfather”).
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