totem

     

A totem is any entity which watches over or assists a group of people, such as a family, clan or tribe (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary an Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition).

Trivia about totem

  • From the Ojibwa word "ototeman", it's the animal or plant a family group associates with its ancestry
  • A plant, animal or object that's the symbol of a clan; it's often taboo & was paired with "Taboo" in a Freud title

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