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n. - The recurrence, or a tendency to a recurrence, of the original type of a species in the progeny of its varieties; resemblance to remote rather than to near ancestors; reversion to the original form. ²
n. - The recurrence of any peculiarity or disease of an ancestor in a subsequent generation, after an intermission for a generation or two. ²

The word "atavism" uses 7 letters: A A I M S T V.

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Shorter words found within atavism:
aa   aas   ai   aim   aims   ais   ait   aits   am   ama   amas   ami   amia   amias   amis   as   at   atma   atmas   ava   avast   is   ism   it   its   ma   maist   mas   mast   mat   mats   mavis   mi   mis   mist   sat   sati   si   sim   sima   sit   smit   ta   tam   tamis   tams   tas   tav   tavs   ti   tis   vas   vasa   vast   vat   vats   via   vim   vims   vis   visa   vista   vita  

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