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noun a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
noun emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)
originEtymology tree Ojibwe (o)doodem(an)bor. English totem Borrowed from Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).
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