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cenancestor

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The last ancestor common of two or more lineages, especially the last universal common ancestor of all life.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, paleontology, sciences, taxonomy

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: concestor, last common ancestor, last universal ancestor, last universal common ancestor, LCA, LUA, LUCA

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From cen- + ancestor.