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单词 progenitor
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pro•gen•i•tor /proʊˈdʒɛnɪtɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Developmental Biologyan ancestor related by birth.
  2. originator;
    precursor:a progenitor of the modern airplane.
See -gen-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pro•gen•i•tor  (prō jeni tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Developmental Biologya biologically related ancestor:a progenitor of the species.
  2. a person or thing that first indicates a direction, originates something, or serves as a model; predecessor;
    precursor:the progenitor of modern painting.
  • Latin prōgenitor the founder of a family. See pro-1, genitor
  • Middle English 1350–1400
pro•gen•i•to•ri•al  (prō jen′i tôrē əl, -tōr-),USA pronunciation adj.  pro•geni•tor•ship′, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
progenitor /prəʊˈdʒɛnɪtə/ n
  1. a direct ancestor
  2. an originator or founder of a future development; precursor
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin: ancestor, from pro-1 + genitor parent, from gignere to beget
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