- a variation of blood relation.
blood relative
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Vampire bats are highly social animals, for whom "blood relative" takes on a whole new meaning.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2022
Crans is adopted, but his mother’s stepfather, Robert Lincoln Beckwith, was the last known blood relative of the Lincoln family.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2021
Why is it that the death of a pet often elicits a far more emotional response in a human than the death of a blood relative?
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2019
He is 19, and found out a few years ago that he has biological siblings, but no blood relative is a part of his life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2018
I’m not sure what I am most: embarrassed or freaked out or just knocked to my senses by seeing a forgotten blood relative.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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