incest
Example Sentences
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Patrilocality is believed to have been an attempt to avoid incest by trading potential mates with other groups.
From Scientific American
“It wasn’t too different for Western audiences. Also, this theme of revenge and incest is familiar in both the East and the West from older classics, for instance the Bible or Greek mythology.”
From Los Angeles Times
Obviously, when I say romance, I don't mean incest, I just mean almost mythical and ethereal and so deeply emotional that they're connected.
From Salon
As such, those interested in breeding healthier canines can vote with their dollars and avoid buying dogs who were deliberately bred through incest, in order to discourage breeders who practice inbreeding.
From Salon
“The Passenger” is about a lot of things: salvage diving, incest, the nuclear bomb, lost cats, paranoia and the higher realms of mathematics.
From New York Times
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