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cenancestor

cenancestor noun: the last ancestor common of two or more lineages, especially the last universal common ancestor of all life.

Noun

cenancestor (plural cenancestors)

  1. The last ancestor common of two or more lineages, especially the last universal common ancestor of all life.
    • If Gram-positive Bacteria and Archaea did diverge first from the cenancestor, then it would be reasonable to assume that these groups should be monophyletic.2000, Fergus G. Priest, Michael Goodfellow (editors), Applied Microbial Systematics, page 35

Synonyms of cenancestor

Forms of cenancestor

pluralcenancestors

Origin of cenancestor

From cen- + ancestor.

Questions about cenancestor

What does cenancestor mean?
Cenancestor means the last ancestor common of two or more lineages, especially the last universal common ancestor of all life.
What part of speech is cenancestor?
Cenancestor is a noun.
What is the plural of cenancestor?
The plural of cenancestor is cenancestors.

Words near cenancestor in the dictionary

  1. cen-
  2. Cena
  3. cenacle
  4. cenacles
  5. Cenade
  6. cenancestor
  7. cenancestors
  8. cenancestral
  9. cenanthous
  10. Cenarth
  11. Cenas

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