Throwback Crossword Clue
7 letters · New York Times · Saturday, March 1, 2014 · 8-Across
Appeared in 4 New York Times Crosswords between March 1994 and March 2014.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · March 1, 2014 · 8-Across · 7 letters
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an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism
noun
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7 lettersUse ? for blanks. Example: C?S?O?
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