1. 图腾
In some societies, a family's totem is the particular animal, plant, or natural object which they regard as a special symbol and which they believe has spiritual significance.

2. 标志物;象征物
Something that is a totem of another thing is a symbol of it.

1. emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant
serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)

2. a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object