descendent
Americanadjective
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coming or going downwards; descending
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deriving by descent, as from an ancestor
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Etymology
Origin of descendent
1565–75; < Latin dēscendent- (stem of dēscendēns ), present participle of dēscendere. See descend, -ent
Example Sentences
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In their announcement, the zoo said one of the incoming bears - Bao Li - is a descendent of that family.
From BBC • May 29, 2024
Evolutionary biologists have long suspected that the diversification of a single species into multiple descendent species -- that is, an "adaptive radiation" -- is the result of each species adapting to a different environment.
From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024
Wearing the black turban of a sayyed, or a descendent of the Prophet Mohammad, and Shi'ite clerical robes, Nasrallah is one of the most prominent figures in the Arab world.
From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2023
Omeasoo, a descendent of the Blackfeet Tribe and a member of the Hopi Tribe, decided to pursue forensic anthropology so she could help find Heavyrunner and other missing Indigenous people.
From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2023
The duke of Veragua, a direct descendent of Columbus, sat in the fourteenth carriage; the duchess occupied the fifteenth with Bertha Palmer, whose diamonds radiated an almost palpable heat.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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