totem vs clan

totem and clan both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
totem	Yes	No	No	No
clan	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, clan is a hypernym of totem; that is, clan is a word with a broader meaning than totem:

totem: a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
clan: group of people related by blood or marriage

Other hypernyms of totem include kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribe.

totem (noun)	clan (noun)
emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)	group of people related by blood or marriage
a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object