Synonyms of the word

atavist

• n. A genetic characteristic emerging after absence from several generations.

being

• v. present participle of be.
• n. A living creature.
• n. The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
• n. (philosophy) That which has actuality (materially or in concept).
• n. (philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.
• n. (obsolete) An abode; a cottage.
• conj. (obsolete) Given that; since.

organism

• n. (biology) A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
• n. (by extension) Any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things.

throwback

• n. A reversion to an earlier stage of development.
• n. (pejorative) A person considered to be primitive, uncivilized and mentally deficient.
• n. An organism that has characteristics of a more primitive form.
• n. An atavism.
• n. A person similar to an ancestor, or something new similar to what already existed.