throwback

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism
noun a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
adjective characteristic of an atavist

Deverbal from throw back.

Perhaps it's a throwback, Winifred. — The Gay Cockade, Temple Bailey
It might be his portrait.” “Yes, it is an interesting instance of a throwback, which appears to be both physical and spiritual. — The Hound of the Baskervilles, Arthur Conan Doyle

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