apical ancestor
apical ancestor · apical ancestors
родоначальник
In kinship and descent, a common ancestor from whom a lineage or clan may trace its…In kinship and descent, a common ancestor from whom a lineage or clan may trace its descent. The ancestor who is at the apex of the genealogy.
Meaning
2 sensesIn kinship and descent, a common ancestor from whom a lineage or clan may trace its descent. The ancestor who is at the apex of the genealogy.
For clans, a common ancestor, who may be real, fictionalized, or a nonhuman totem.
родонача́льникrodonačálʹnik
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
common ancestor:
Forms
plural: apical ancestors| Singular | apical ancestor |
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| Plural | apical ancestors |
regular