Portuguese

Adjective

atavístico m ‎(feminine singular atavística, masculine plural atavísticos, feminine plural atavísticas, 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

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