Atavist vs. Atavistic — What's the Difference?

Atavist Inc., which was launched in 2011, is the company behind the Atavist multimedia publishing platform and The Atavist Magazine, an award-winning monthly magazine. It was founded by Jefferson Rabb, Evan Ratliff, and Nicholas Thompson.

The reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence.

The reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence.

An individual or a part that exhibits atavism. Also called throwback.

An individual or a part that exhibits atavism. Also called throwback.

The return of a trait or recurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence.

The return of a trait or recurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence.

(biology) Of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes.

A genetic characteristic emerging after absence from several generations.

Of a throwback or exhibiting primitivism.

A person of atavistic beliefs or habits.

Relating to earlier, more primitive behavior that returns after an absence.

An organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism

Displaying characteristics of a previous cultural era or of a previous ancestral form; displaying atavism

Characteristic of an atavist