ancestor

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I can imagine generations of ancestors surrounding me, and that at least is a nice feeling.

From Literature

Since 2016, those who can prove their ancestors came from Africa have been able to get Ghanaian nationality.

From BBC

His ancestor, he said, scolded the British: "You found a port as prosperous as a fine hen -- you took its eggs, plucked its feathers and now you spit its bones back at us."

From Barron's

"I'm reminded of the famous 'Lucy' fossil, one of our hominid ancestors that lived 3 million years ago and was one of the key 'missing links' between apes and humans," he said.

From Science Daily

Their highly organized societies raise an obvious question: how did insects with such advanced social systems evolve from solitary ancestors that closely resembled modern cockroaches?

From Science Daily