ancestral
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Patricia said for her, Carnival was about "carrying the ancestral presence".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Their streamlined, fusiform bodies combined features characteristic of hexapods and insects with more primitive ancestral traits.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Mr. Hanson, a biologist whose previous books explored seeds and feathers, traces bees’ evolutionary transformation from carnivorous ancestral wasps to the busy pollinators of today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“Then I brought in the tall ship bookends and African masks, and the works moved in a more ancestral and political direction.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
This very unequal distribution of wild ancestral species among the continents became an important reason why Eurasians, rather than peoples of other continents, were the ones to end up with guns, germs, and steel.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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