atavism

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for atavism

atavism 🔊 /æˈtʌvɪzʌm/

atavism : ආතවවාදය

atavism : අතීතාහරණය

atavism : අතීතාභරණය

atavism : අතීත තත්ත්වයට පෙරළීම

atavism : ආතව වාදය

atavism definition

Noun.

  1. The recurrence, or a tendency to a recurrence, of the original type of a species in the progeny of its varieties; resemblance to remote rather than to near ancestors; reversion to the original form.
  2. The recurrence of any peculiarity or disease of an ancestor in a subsequent generation, after an intermission for a generation or two.