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verb • throw back with a quick, light motion | ||||||||
| 70% | 9 | Instance of reversion to ancestral type | ||||||
noun • an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism • a reappearance of an earlier characteristic adjective satellite • characteristic of an atavist | ||||||||
| 39% | 11 | Reversion of a species to an ancestral form | ||||||
noun • introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) | ||||||||
Instance Of Reversion To Ancestral Type Crossword Clue
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THROWBACK which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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THROWBACK
Updated: October 13, 2023
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