consanguineous
adjective
having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.
consanguine
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a variation of
consanguineous.
Example Sentences
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At the very least, he is the Ziegfeld of the U.S. branch of Tibetan Buddhism and its consanguine, quixotic movement to liberate Lhasa from Beijing's rule.
From Time Magazine Archive
But more commonly the two existed together, intimate, clinging, consanguine and inseparable.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
The consanguine sisters, or the first, second and more remote cousins were wives in common with their husbands in common, who could not be their brothers.
From Woman under socialism by Daniel De Leon
These consanguine brothers, or cousins of several degrees, were the husbands in common of their wives in common, who could not be their sisters.
From Woman under socialism by Daniel De Leon
As intermarriage in the gens was prohibited, it withdrew its members from the evils of consanguine marriages, and thus tended to increase the vigor of the stock.
From Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines by Lewis H. Morgan
