parallel cousins

A form of parallel cousin — The child of one's father's brother or of one's mother's sister; a cousin related via same-gender siblings rather than opposite-gender ones (the latter being a cross-cousin).

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of parallel cousin
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APA

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