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| throw·back [ thrṓ bàk ] (plural throw·backs) |
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1. organism reverting to earlier type: an organism with the characteristics of an earlier type
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2. reversion to earlier type: reversion to an earlier ancestral type
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3. animal or person resembling ancestor: an animal or person bearing a striking resemblance to an ancestor
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4. anachronistic thing: something contemporary that seems to belong to the past
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