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Definition of Atavists
1. atavist [n] - See also: atavist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atavists
Literary usage of Atavists
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation: Lectures Delivered at the by Hugo de Vries (1905)
"The fact that the worst atavists may have the highest percentage of varietal
units seems to leave no room for another explanation. ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1911)
"As the result of his extensive and painstaking experiments with fasciated races,he
comes to the conclusion that: "the atavists or non-fasciated specimens of ..."
3. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1895)
"Are you willing to carry through life those cruel and selfish lines which class
you among such psychical atavists as Dan ton, Marat and Robespierre? ..."
4. Publication of the American Sociological Society by American Sociological Association (1907)
"... army of the mentally incapable, and the many with criminal natures, the sick,
weak, and deformed, the degenerates, the atavists, and the spendthrifts. ..."
5. Experiments with Plants by Winthrop John Van Leuven Osterhout (1917)
"If the seeds of such a plant are sown, probably few atavists or none at all will
appear in the progeny. It is to be classed as a sudden variation. ..."
6. Studies of Inheritance in Guinea-pigs and Rats by William Ernest Castle, Sewall Wright (1916)
"The former group, numbering 32, evidently lacked the gene for pink-eye, since
they always produced atavists hi crosses with pink- eyed yellows; ..."
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