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atavism

evolutionary throwback, such as traits reappearing that had disappeared generations before
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atavism

Summary

atavism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,398 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • atavism is a type of biological phenomenon[2].
  • atavism's facet of is recorded as evolution[3].
  • atavism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[4].
  • atavism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5].
  • atavism's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[6].

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Definition and Type

atavism is a type of biological phenomenon[2].

Why It Matters

atavism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,398 views/month).[1] atavism has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] atavism is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → atavism
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1
    Facet of → evolution
    Subclass of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: atavism, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289914273|atavism (#289914273)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
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