Word of the Day

TOTEM

• a natural object or an animate being assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
• an object such as an animal or plant serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry also a usually carved or painted representation of such an object.
• object in nature assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or related group
• the symbol of a family, clan or tribe [n -S]