사람이나 동물, 식물의 조상이나 선조가 되는 존재.
A person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended; a direct ancestor.
예문:
"Geneticists have identified a single progenitor for this specific breed of cattle."
"The museum features a portrait of the family's earliest known progenitor."
"This ancient wild grain is the progenitor of modern wheat."
예술, 정치, 학문적 운동이나 사상을 처음 시작한 사람.
A person who originates an artistic, political, or intellectual movement or idea.
예문:
"The author is widely regarded as the progenitor of the modern detective novel."
"This early experiment was the progenitor of all subsequent research in quantum physics."