throwback

English Thesaurus

1. a reappearance of an earlier characteristic (noun.event)

hypernym	:	recurrence, return,
definition	:	happening again (especially at regular intervals) (noun.event)

2. an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism (noun.person)

hypernym	:	being, organism,
definition	:	a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently (noun.tops)

3. characteristic of an atavist (adj.all)

similar	:	regressive,
definition	:	opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state (adj.all)

4. a reappearance of an earlier characteristic (noun.event)

derivation	:	atavist, throwback,
definition	:	an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism (noun.person)

5. an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism (noun.person)

derivation	:	atavism, reversion, throwback,
definition	:	a reappearance of an earlier characteristic (noun.event)

derivation	:	atavistic, throwback,
definition	:	characteristic of an atavist (adj.all)

6. characteristic of an atavist (adj.all)

derivation	:	atavist, throwback,
definition	:	an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism (noun.person)

7. a reappearance of an earlier characteristic (noun.event)

derivation	:	atavist, throwback,
definition	:	an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism (noun.person)

8. an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism (noun.person)

derivation	:	atavism, reversion, throwback,
definition	:	a reappearance of an earlier characteristic (noun.event)

derivation	:	atavistic, throwback,
definition	:	characteristic of an atavist (adj.all)

9. characteristic of an atavist (adj.all)

derivation	:	atavist, throwback,
definition	:	an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism (noun.person)