endogamy

endogamy
[ɛnˈdɒgəmi]
noun
[mass noun]
  1. (Anthropology)the custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe
    (人类学)同族结婚。 比较 exogamy
    ■(Biology)the fusion of reproductive cells from related individuals; inbreeding; self-pollination
    (生)同系配合;同系交配;近亲繁殖
派生
endogamous
adjective
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from endo- 'within' + Greek gamos 'marriage', on the pattern of polygamy
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