It is evident that all animals are ultimately from one primal source. The appearance in the embryo of atavistic survivals and the fact that the process of embryological development is fundamentally the same in all animals further confirm this conclusion (Beals and Hoijer).
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bol´she|vis´ti|cal|ly — Bol|she|vis|tic «BOHL shuh VIHS tihk, BOL », adjective. 1. of or like Bolsheviks or Bolshevism. 2. Also, bolshevistic. Figurative. extremely radical. –Bol´she|vis´ti|cal|ly, –bol´she|vis´ti|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
Bol´she|vis´ti|cal|ly — Bol|she|vis|tic «BOHL shuh VIHS tihk, BOL », adjective. 1. of or like Bolsheviks or Bolshevism. 2. Also, bolshevistic. Figurative. extremely radical. –Bol´she|vis´ti|cal|ly, –bol´she|vis´ti|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
vis — ad·vis·a·bil·i·ty; ad·vis·a·ble; ad·vis·able·ness; ad·vis·a·bly; ad·vis·a·to·ry; ad·vis·ed·ly; ad·vis·ee; ad·vis·er; ad·vis·er·ship; ad·vis·o·ri·ly; ar·chi·vis·tic; at·a·vis·tic; bo·vis·ta; cla·vis; cli·vis; de·vis·abil·i·ty; de·vis·able;… … English syllables
Bol|she|vis|tic — «BOHL shuh VIHS tihk, BOL », adjective. 1. of or like Bolsheviks or Bolshevism. 2. Also, bolshevistic. Figurative. extremely radical. –Bol´she|vis´ti|cal|ly, –bol´she|vis´ti|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
at|a|vis|tic — «AT uh VIHS tihk», adjective. 1. having to do with atavism. 2. having a tendency to atavism. 3. characterized by atavism: »It is evident that all animals are ultimately from one primal source. The appearance in the embryo of atavistic survivals… … Useful english dictionary
atavistically — at·a·vis·ti·cal·ly … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
AT — AT; At; at·a·bal; At·a·brine; at·a·cam·ite; at·a·man; at·a·mas·co; at·ap; at·a·raxy; at·a·vic; at·a·vist; at·a·vis·tic; at·a·vus; at·el·ec·ta·sis; at·e·les; at·e·les·tite; at·fa·la·ti; at·i·ko·ka·nia; at·ka; at·lan·tad; at·lan·tal; at·lan·tic;… … English syllables
atavism — The appearance in an individual of characteristics presumed to have been present in some remote ancestor; reversion to an earlier biologic type, a throwback. [L. atavus, a remote ancestor] * * * at·a·vism at ə .viz əm n 1) recurrence in an… … Medical dictionary
