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apical ancestors

apical ancestors is the plural of apical ancestor.

Meaning of apical ancestor

Noun

apical ancestor (plural apical ancestors)

  1. 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.
  2. For clans, a common ancestor, who may be real, fictionalized, or a nonhuman totem.

Questions about apical ancestors

What is apical ancestors the plural of?
Apical ancestors is the plural of apical ancestor.

Words near apical ancestors in the dictionary

  1. apic acid
  2. apic acids
  3. apic-
  4. apical
  5. apical ancestor
  6. apical ancestors
  7. apical annulus
  8. apical ballooning cardiomyopathy
  9. apical dendrite
  10. apical dendrites
  11. apical ectodermal ridge

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Adapted from Wiktionary: apical ancestors (page history and authors); apical ancestor (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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