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Clues for the word "ATAVISM"

We've had 9 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 12 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Sunday crossword on November 05, 2023.

Definition of atavism

• n. - 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.
• n. - The recurrence of any peculiarity or disease of an ancestor in a subsequent generation, after an intermission for a generation or two.

Last Seen In

• Penny Dell Sunday - November 05, 2023
• Penny Dell Sunday - April 30, 2023
• Guardian Cryptic - November 20, 2015
• Family Time - June 29, 2014
• LA Times - March 08, 2013
• Guardian Quick - August 26, 2011
• Guardian Quiptic - June 07, 2010
• New York Times - September 26, 2008
• Washington Post - May 13, 2007
• Guardian Speedy - February 26, 2006
• Washington Post - August 12, 2001
• New York Times - August 09, 1998