endogamy
/enˈdɒgəmɪ/noun
mass noun
1- Anthropology the custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe【人类学】同族结婚。比较 EXOGAMY.
1.1
- Biology the fusion of reproductive cells from related individuals; inbreeding; self-pollination【生】同系配合; 同系交配。
派生词
endogamous
adjective词源
mid 19th cent.: from ENDO- 'within' + Greek gamos 'marriage', on the pattern of polygamy.