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| akin |
belonging to the same family; related; kin. [1/2 definitions] |
| alien |
belonging to another country; foreign. [1/5 definitions] |
| allogeneic |
belonging to the same species but genetically different. |
| alto |
belonging to the range between tenor and soprano. [1/4 definitions] |
| amoebic |
of, belonging to, or like an amoeba. [1/2 definitions] |
| amphibian |
belonging or pertaining to the class of cold-blooded vertebrates that have aquatic larvae and terrestrial adults. [1/4 definitions] |
| annelid |
belonging to the category of annelids. [1/2 definitions] |
| anserine |
of or belonging to the goose subfamily. [1/2 definitions] |
| antique |
made in or belonging to earlier times; of a period long past. [1/5 definitions] |
| antiquity |
(usu. pl.) objects or customs belonging to ancient times. [1/4 definitions] |
| arachnid |
an arthropod having four pairs of legs and belonging to the class that includes scorpions, ticks, and spiders. |
| -ary |
a person, thing, or place associated with, belonging to, or pertaining to. [1/2 definitions] |
| Aryan |
a person belonging to or claiming to be a descendant of the prehistoric peoples who spoke the hypothetical parent language of Indo-Europeans. [1/4 definitions] |
| ascribe |
to consider as belonging, esp. as a characteristic or trait. [1/2 definitions] |
| attribute |
to view as a quality belonging to. [1/3 definitions] |
| blue ribbon |
an emblem worn as a badge of honor, as by the British knights belonging to the Order of the Garter. [1/2 definitions] |
| brachial |
of, like, or belonging to a vertebrate's arm, wing, foreleg, or other similar forelimb. |
| breaking and entering |
the felony of gaining forcible entry to a building belonging to another, with the intent of committing a crime. |
| Briticism |
a word, phrase, or idiom characteristic of or belonging exclusively to the English language as used in Great Britain. |
| brood |
(informal) the children belonging to one family. [1/7 definitions] |
| Brythonic |
of or belonging to the P-Celtic group of languages. [1/2 definitions] |
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