apical ancestor

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apical ancestor

noun apical ancestors

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.
For clans, a common ancestor, who may be real, fictionalized, or a nonhuman totem.

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noun common ancestor

Português	ancestral apical
Русский	родонача́льник rodonačálʹnik

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@misc{apical_ancestor_2026,
  title = {apical ancestor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apical%20ancestor},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}