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atavism
the recurrence in a plant or animal of certain primitive characteristics that were present in an ancestor but have not occurred in intermediate generations -
primogenitor
a first parent or earliest ancestor: Adam and Eve are the primogenitors of the human race. -
tribe
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc. -
abraham
the first of the patriarchs, the father of Isaac and the founder of the Hebrew people (Genesis 11–25) -
aeneas
a Trojan prince, the son of Anchises and Aphrodite, who escaped the sack of Troy and sailed to Italy via Carthage and Sicily. After seven years, he and his followers established themselves near the site of the future Rome -
ancestor worship
(in certain societies) the veneration of ancestors whose spirits are frequently held to possess the power to influence the affairs of the living.