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      totems
      noun
      emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant
      a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
      Roots
      odoodemtotem- · Algonquian · kinship group
      Words related to totems
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      The word totems breaks down into one root of Algonquian origin: the root totem-, from Algonquian odoodem (“kinship group”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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