progenitors

英 [prəʊˈdʒɛnɪtəz]

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n.  (人或动、植物等的)祖先，祖代; 创始人; 先驱
progenitor的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 祖先
  Aprogenitorof someone is a direct ancestor of theirs.
  1. He was also a progenitor of seven presidents of Nicaragua.
     他也是尼加拉瓜7任总统的祖先。
• N-COUNT 创始人；鼻祖
  Theprogenitorof an idea or invention is the person who first thought of it.
  1. ...Clive Sinclair, progenitor of the C5 electric car.
     C5电动汽车的先驱克莱夫·辛克莱

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