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The ancestor
noun
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.
Exact(60)
The ancestor may not have enrolled himself.
The ancestor that the Gov. & the Pres.
The ancestor had briefly taken possession of the descendant.
The ancestor of human beings is known.
The ancestor of Homo was almost certainly a gracile australopith.
The ancestor usually "disappears" in the process of speciation.
"The ancestor of every action is thought".
The ancestor was an unknown evil individual who killed many innocent children.
The ancestor samples were doubled to maximize coverage.
The ancestor from whom each segment was inherited was recorded.
The ancestor of the Hawaiian endemic Vicia menziesii Spreng.
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