Descendant (noun)

1. A person or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor.
2. A person or animal that is descended from a particular kind or species.

Origin:

Late middle english (as an adjective in the sense 'descending'): from old french descendent, from descendre 'to descend', from latin descendere.

Examples:

1. She was proud of her heritage and traced her descendants back to the 18th century.
2. The new species of bird was a descendant of the ancient bird species.
3. The descendants of the royals gathered for the family reunion.
4. The descendants of the enslaved Africans brought their cultural traditions to the Americas.
5. The descendants of the pioneers who settled the frontier continued to shape the region.