Consanguineous
[kan-sang-GWIN-ee-us]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: Latin, early 17th century
1.
Relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor.
Examples of Consanguineous in a sentence
"You two look so similar, you could be consanguineous."
"The patients are not consanguineous; they are husband and wife."
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