totemite

[ toh-tuh-mahyt ]

noun

Origin of totemite

1
First recorded in 1900–05; totem + -ite1

Words Nearby totemite

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How to use totemite in a sentence

  • Then the master of the ceremonies rubs the stomach of each totemite with the little stones, and says, "You have eaten much food."

    Anthropology | Robert Marett