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Complete Definition of "common ancestor"

English

Etymology
common + ancestor

Noun

en-noun

  1. an ancestor that two or more descendants have in common

#: The monarchs of Spain and the UK have a common ancestor namely Queen Victoria.
#: The chimpanzee and the gorilla have a common ancestor.
#: The theory of evolution states that all life on earth has a common ancestor.

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