English dictionary
totem
/'t/oU/t/@/m/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
Source: WordNet 3.0
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emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A rude picture, as of a bird, beast, or the like, used by the North American Indians as a symbolic designation, as of a family or a clan.
Source: webster1913