totem

noun

emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant
動物や植物などのオブジェクトらなるエンブレム

serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)
（特にアメリカインディアンの間で）家族や部族の紋章となる動物や植物のような物
a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
一般的なトーテム物への共通性によって見分けられる1属または部族

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