coancestry

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noun

A measure of the degree of common ancestry of two (or more) individuals

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Meanings

nouncoancestry (countable and uncountable, plural coancestries)

plural coancestries

  1. countableuncountablebiologyA measure of the degree of common ancestry of two (or more) individuals

Origin

From co- + ancestry.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

coancestry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coancestry

MLA

“coancestry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coancestry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coancestry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coancestry.

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