transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtəutəm ]
n. 1 a natural object, esp. an animal, adopted by North American Indians as an emblem of a clan or an individual. 2 an image of this. øtotem-pole 1 a pole on which totems are carved or hung. 2 a hierarchy. øøtotemic adj. totemism n. totemist n. totemistic adj. [Algonquian]