n. [ Massachusetts Indian wutohtimoin that to which a person or place belongs. ]
And they painted on the grave posts
Of the graves, yet unforgotten,
Each his own ancestral totem
Each the symbol of his household;
Figures of the bear and reindeer,
Of the turtle, crane, and beaver. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
The totem, the clan deity, the beast or bird who in some supernatural way attends to the clan and watches over it. Bagehot. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to a totem, or totemism. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. One belonging to a clan or tribe having a totem. --