progéniteur

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See also: progeniteur

French

Etymology

From Latin progenitor.

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Noun

progéniteur m (plural progéniteurs, feminine progénitrice)

  1. progenitor
    • De même, il est possible que le progéniteur du veau marin n'eût pas de nageoires, mais un pied avec des doigts convenables pour la marche ou la préhension. Charles Darwin, De l'origine des espèces, ou Des lois de progrès chez les êtres organisés, translated into French by Clémence-Auguste Royer, 1862

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