English Explanatory Dictionary

cenancestor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

cenancestor cenancestors

Etymology

From cen- + ancestor.

Synonyms

concestor last common ancestor last universal ancestor last universal common ancestor LCA LUA LUCA
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