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throwback

throw·back

UK/ˈθɹəʊ.bæk/ US/ˈθɹoʊ.bæk/ rare slang us

noun

1.

an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism

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adjective

1.

Origin

Deverbal from throw back.

Phrases

  • throw back

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