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descendants

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n.1.all of the offspring of a given progenitor.
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Noun1.descendants - all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"
posterity
biological group - a group of plants or animals
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I am fully convinced that species are not immutable; but that those belonging to what are called the same genera are lineal descendants of some other and generally extinct species, in the same manner as the acknowledged varieties of any one species are the descendants of that species.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
(1) They relate that the creature was sent by the gods to punish the descendants of Cadmus, and that the Thebans therefore excluded those of the house of Cadmus from kingship.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
They would grow old insensibly; they would see their son and daughter come to years of reason, marry in due course -- the one a pretty girl, future mother of healthy children; the other a handsome, manly fellow, obviously a soldier; and at last, prosperous in their dignified retirement, beloved by their descendants, after a happy, not unuseful life, in the fullness of their age they would sink into the grave.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
 
 
 
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