as in biological
being such by blood and not by adoption or marriage
felt just as close to his adopted brother as he did to his two consanguineous siblings
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Recent Examples of consanguineous
The downsides of inbreeding are to some extent intuitively understood by all, especially consanguineous relations between first order relatives.
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2013
Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consanguineous
biological
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Georgia Marcum, 21, is a resident of The Cliffs and a University of Arkansas, Fayetteville student majoring in biological engineering.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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The identity of the fourth victim—Rasmussen's biological daughter—remained unknown.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Consanguineous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consanguineous. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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