Progenitor
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- n. 祖先, 始祖
- ［英］ n. 祖先, 始祖 ( an ancestor in the direct line; forefather)
- ［记］ pro ( 前) +genit ( 产生) +or -> 生在前面的人 -> 祖先;
- ［同］ 参考: progeniture ( 生殖, 后代)
- ［例］ Humans and apes share a common progenitor.
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun
- Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French progenitour, from Latin progenitor, from progignere to beget, from pro- forth + gignere to beget — more at kin
- Date: 14th century
- 1.
- a. an ancestor in the direct line ; forefather
- b. a biologically ancestral form
- 2. precursor, originator <progenitors of socialist ideas — Times Literary Supplement><progenitor cells>
