祖先

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祖先

noun そせん

  1. ある生物の個体の、既に亡くなった数世代以前の血縁者全般のこと。
  2. (生物学)進化分類学において、ある生物種の進化前の段階。

Similar: 先祖, cf., 尊属 · Opposite: 子孫, 後裔, 末裔

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noun

Similar: 先祖, cf., 尊属 · Opposite: 子孫, 後裔, 末裔

In English

  • ancestor one from whom a person is descended

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"祖先." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ja/%E7%A5%96%E5%85%88. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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祖先. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E7%A5%96%E5%85%88

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"祖先." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E7%A5%96%E5%85%88.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {祖先},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E7%A5%96%E5%85%88},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}