"common ancestor" meaning in All languages combined

See common ancestor on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: common ancestors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} common ancestor (plural common ancestors)
  1. An ancestor that two or more descendants have in common. Derived forms: last common ancestor Translations (common ancestor): yhteinen esi-isä (Finnish), gemeinsamer Vorfahre [masculine] (German), közös ős (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-common_ancestor-en-noun-zecA2uPJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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