Buck exhibits atavistic characteristics when his instincts and memories of an impossibly distant past "call" him and reassert themselves into his behavior.
In older times, the birth of a child with an atavistic physical characteristic was often regarded as an ill omen.
The elders viewed with concern the atavistic behavior of the town's youth.
The tamed bear had an atavistic desire to capture, kill and ultimately consume.
His appearance was almost atavistic, he looked Neanderthal.
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