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totem

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n.图腾,标识,徽章

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totem


/'təʊtəm; `totəm/
n (image of a) natural object, esp an animal, considered by N American Indians as the emblem of a clan or family 图腾; 图腾形象.

totem


n[C]
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Ojibwa;Origin: ototeman 'his totem']
an animal, plant etc that is thought to have a special spiritual connection with a particular tribe, especially in North America, or a figure made to look like the animal etc
>totemic [təu'temɪk (US) tou-/