Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun totem

2 senses of totem

Sense 1
totem -- (a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object)
       => kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe -- (group of people related by blood or marriage)

Sense 2
totem -- (emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians))
       => emblem -- (special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.)