Portuguese

Adjective

atávico m ‎(feminine singular atávica, masculine plural atávicos, feminine plural atávicas, comparable)

1. (biology) atavistic (of the recurrence of a trait after an absence of generations)
2. atavistic (of a throwback)
3. atavistic (of the return of earlier, more primitive behaviour)

Synonyms

• (biology: of the recurrence of a trait after an absence of generations): atavístico
• (of a throwback): atavístico
• (of the return of earlier, more primitive behaviour): atavístico

Spanish

Adjective

atávico m ‎(feminine singular atávica, masculine plural atávicos, feminine plural atávicas)

1. atavistic