Definitions
Symbolic object or figure representing a family, clan, or group.
Word origin
Borrowed from Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).
Used in a sentence
“The totem members were forbidden to eat the flesh of the totem animal, or were allowed to do so only under specific conditions.”
“These meanings flow from bear-like characteristics imprinted on totem members. Members of the bear clan may have dispositional, cognitive, and physical capabilities similar to those of bear.”
““She became a totem,” he added. “She became the personification of a particular response to the pandemic, which people in the far-flung margins of the internet and the not so far-flung margins used against her.””
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Symbolic clan object”5 letters
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