CONSANGUINEOUS

cognate, blood-related, akin(p), consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineal, kin

(adjective) related by blood

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

consanguineous (not comparable)

Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.

Synonyms: consanguine, consanguineal, same-blooded

Antonym: affinal

Source: Wiktionary


Con`san*guin"e*ous, a. Etym: [L. conguineus; con- + sanguis blood: cf. F. consanguin. See Sanquine.]

Definition: Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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