Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cenancestor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ce-nances-tor
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From cen- + ancestor.

Inflected Forms

cenancestors (plural)

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does cenancestor mean?: The last ancestor common of two or more lineages, especially the last universal common ancestor of all life.
Where does cenancestor come from?: From cen- + ancestor.

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