consanguinité

Definitions of consanguinité
  1. noun
    (anthropology) related by blood
    synonyms: lien du sang, liens de famille, liens de parenté
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    antonyms:
    affinité, parenté par alliance
    (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
    type of:
    liens de parenté, parenté
    (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
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