endogamous | ||
1. | [ adjective ] (biology) | |
Related terms: | autogamous exogamous endogamic | |
2. | [ adjective ] (anthropology) pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribe | |
Synonyms: | within-group endogamic | |
Related terms: | exogamic anthropology | |
3. | [ adjective ] (biology) characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind | |
Synonyms: | endogamic | |
Related terms: | exogamic botany | |
4. | [ adjective ] (anthropology) | |
Related terms: | exogamous endogamic | |
Similar spelling: |
endogenous endogamy endogamic endosmosis endozoa endozoan |