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orthocousin

orthocousin noun: any of two or more cousins who are the children of siblings of identical gender, i.e. children of brothers or of sisters.

Noun

orthocousin (plural orthocousins)

  1. Any of two or more cousins who are the children of siblings of identical gender, i.e. children of brothers or of sisters.

Forms of orthocousin

pluralorthocousins

Origin of orthocousin

From ortho- + cousin.

Questions about orthocousin

What does orthocousin mean?
Orthocousin means any of two or more cousins who are the children of siblings of identical gender, i.e. children of brothers or of sisters.
What part of speech is orthocousin?
Orthocousin is a noun.
What is the plural of orthocousin?
The plural of orthocousin is orthocousins.

Words near orthocousin in the dictionary

  1. orthoconic
  2. orthoconoscope
  3. orthoconoscopes
  4. Orthocorybantian
  5. Orthocorybantians
  6. orthocousin
  7. orthocousins
  8. orthocresol
  9. orthocumulate
  10. orthocupolarotunda
  11. orthod

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