Parallel-cousin-marriage
noun
1.
marriage between the children of two brothers or two sisters.
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- Paralleled
[par-uh-lel, -luh l] /ˈpær əˌlɛl, -ləl/ adjective 1. extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees. 2. having the same direction, course, nature, or tendency; corresponding; similar; analogous: Canada and the U.S. have many parallel economic interests. 3. Geometry. 4. Electricity. consisting of or having […]
- Parallelepiped
[par-uh-lel-uh-pahy-pid, -pip-id] /ˌpær əˌlɛl əˈpaɪ pɪd, -ˈpɪp ɪd/ noun 1. a prism with six faces, all parallelograms. /ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɛd/ noun 1. a geometric solid whose six faces are parallelograms parallelepiped (pār’ə-lěl’ə-pī’pĭd, -pĭp’ĭd) A polyhedron with six faces, each a parallelogram and each being parallel to the opposite face.
- Parallelepipedon
[par-uh-lel-uh-pahy-pid, -pip-id] /ˌpær əˌlɛl əˈpaɪ pɪd, -ˈpɪp ɪd/ noun 1. a prism with six faces, all parallelograms. /ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɛd/ noun 1. a geometric solid whose six faces are parallelograms parallelepiped (pār’ə-lěl’ə-pī’pĭd, -pĭp’ĭd) A polyhedron with six faces, each a parallelogram and each being parallel to the opposite face.
- Parallel-evolution
noun 1. the independent development of closely corresponding adaptive features in two or more groups of organisms that occupy different but equivalent habitats, as marsupial mammals in Australia and placental mammals on other continents.