cenancestor

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noun

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

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Meanings

nouncenancestor (plural cenancestors)

plural cenancestors

  1. biologyThe 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: concestor, last common ancestor, last universal ancestor, last universal common ancestor, LCA, LUA, LUCA

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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concestorlast common ancestorlast universal ancestorlast universal common ancestorLCALUALUCA
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concestorlast common ancestorlast universal ancestorlast universal common ancestor

Origin

From cen- + ancestor.

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Translations

Polish ostatni wspólny przodek
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APA

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“cenancestor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cenancestor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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