| ATAVIC | • atavic adj. Ancestral, atavistic. • ATAVIC adj. pertaining to a remote ancestor. |
| ATAVISM | • atavism n. The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback. • atavism n. The recurrence or reversion to a past behaviour, method, characteristic or style after a long period of absence. • atavism n. (Sociology) Reversion to past primitive behavior, especially violence. |
| ATAVIST | • atavist n. A genetic characteristic emerging after absence from several generations. • atavist n. A person of atavistic beliefs or habits. • ATAVIST n. a person with ancestral characteristics. |
| BATAVIA | • batavia n. Alternative form of Batavia (“variety of lettuce”). • Batavia prop.n. (Historical) Former name of Jakarta, used during the Dutch East Indies period. • Batavia prop.n. The land of the ancient Batavians or Batavi (part of the modern Netherlands). |
| ATAVISMS | • atavisms n. Plural of atavism. • ATAVISM n. the reappearance of ancestral characteristics. |
| ATAVISTS | • atavists n. Plural of atavist. • ATAVIST n. a person with ancestral characteristics. |
| BATAVIAS | • batavias n. Plural of batavia. • Batavias n. Plural of Batavia. • BATAVIA n. a variety of lettuce with smooth pale green leaves. |
| ATAVISTIC | • atavistic adj. (Biology) Of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to… • atavistic adj. Of a throwback or exhibiting primitivism. • atavistic adj. Relating to earlier, more primitive behavior that returns after an absence. |
| KATAVOTHRON | • katavothron n. Synonym of swallow hole. • KATAVOTHRON n. (Modern Greek) an underground water channel, also KATABOTHRON. |
| KATAVOTHRONS | • KATAVOTHRON n. (Modern Greek) an underground water channel, also KATABOTHRON. |
| ATAVISTICALLY | • atavistically adv. In an atavistic manner. • ATAVISTIC adv. showing atavism, a resemblance to more remote ancestors rather than to parents. |
| DATAVEILLANCE | • dataveillance n. The systematic surveillance of all the electronic records of a person’s activities, especially the usage… • DATAVEILLANCE n. the monitoring of a person's activities by studying the data trail created by actions such as credit card purchases, cell phone calls, and Internet use. |
| DATAVEILLANCES | • DATAVEILLANCE n. the monitoring of a person's activities by studying the data trail created by actions such as credit card purchases, cell phone calls, and Internet use. |