One word, one everyday story

Culture · Create free account · Log in · Feedback

Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.

progenitor

/proʊˈdʒɛnɪtɚ/

Original teaching content · provenance and version

Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

1 · noun

an ancestor from which later forms develop

祖先；先驱

Read the example to see progenitor in context.

The fossil may be a progenitor of the modern species.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

这块化石可能属于现代物种的祖先。
Mandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

Share this public expression

Connect this word to your life

Pronunciation: /proʊˈdʒɛnɪtɚ/

Try using this word in a sentence of your own; you may skip this.