cousin

Definitions of cousin
  1. noun
    long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
    synonyms: tipule
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    type of:
    diptère
    insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
  2. noun
    the child of your aunt or uncle
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    type of:
    famille, parent
    a person related by blood or marriage
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