concestor

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concestor

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Coined by British biologist Richard Dawkins in 2004 in his book The Ancestor's Tale.

noun concestors

uncommon The last common ancestor, especially of several different species.
Similar: cenancestor

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@misc{concestor_2026,
  title = {concestor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/concestor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}