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atavístico

Portuguese, adjective

atavístico is spelled A-T-A-V-Í-S-T-I-C-O (10 letters). Atavístico is a Portuguese adjective meaning “atavistic (of the recurrence of a trait after an absence of generations)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does atavístico mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    atavistic (of the recurrence of a trait after an absence of generations)

  2. 2

    atavistic (of a throwback)

  3. 3

    atavistic (of the return of earlier, more primitive behaviour)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of atavístico

  • atavística feminine
  • atavísticos masculine plural
  • atavísticas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to atavístico

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

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