consanguineous

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American Heritage Dictionary:

con·san·guin·e·ous

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(kŏn'săn-gwĭn'ē-əs, -săng-) pronunciation also con·san·guine (kŏn-săng'gwĭn, kən-)
adj.
Of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor.

[From Latin cōnsanguineus : com-, com- + sanguineus, of blood; see sanguine.]

consanguineously con'san·guin'e·ous·ly adv.

Roget's Thesaurus:

consanguineous

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adjective

    Connected by or as if by kinship or common origin: agnate, akin, allied, cognate, connate, connatural, consanguine, kindred, related. See kin.

(kŏn'săn-gwĭn'ē-əs, -săng-)
adj.

Exhibiting consanguinity.

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