consanguineous

adjective

ˌkän-ˌsan-ˈgwi-nē-əs How to pronounce consanguineous (audio)
Definition of consanguineousnext
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 According to Nana Bonsu, his consanguineous lineage traces back to King Osei Tutu, the founder and first ruler of the Ashanti Empire. — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026 The downsides of inbreeding are to some extent intuitively understood by all, especially consanguineous relations between first order relatives. — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2013
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biological
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  • An institution built explicitly to neutralize biological catastrophes is now at the center of one.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, first given in 1901, has been awarded 116 times to 232 winners for innovations in medicine and biological sciences.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of biological

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