atavist

English Thesaurus

1. 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)

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

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

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

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