common ancestor

短语

词形变化

common ancestors 复数 common ancestors

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An ancestor that two or more descendants have in common.

    The monarchs of Spain and the UK have a common ancestor namely Queen Victoria.

    The chimpanzee and the gorilla have a common ancestor.

    The theory of evolution states that all life on Earth has a common ancestor.