consanguineous

[ kon-sang-gwin-ee-uh s ]

/ ˌkɒn sæŋˈgwɪn i əs /

having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.

Words nearby consanguineous

Also con·san·guine

[kon-sang-gwin] /kɒnˈsæŋ gwɪn/, con·san·guin·e·al.

1595–1605; < Latin consanguineus, equivalent to con- con- + sanguin- (stem of sanguis) blood + -eus -eous

con·san·guin·e·ous·ly, adverb

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Of all the deaf born without hearing, 13.5 per cent are the offspring of consanguineous marriages.
The Deaf|Harry Best
Statistics from foreign sources give even larger percentages of the blind as the offspring of consanguineous marriage.
Consanguineous Marriages in the American Population|George B. Louis Arner
In polyandry, poverty often plays a greater part than consanguineous marriages or surplus of male births.
The Sexual Question|August Forel
Agkui, half diuta, half bsau, who urges men to consanguineous love and to sexual excesses.
The Manbos of Mindano|John M. Garvan