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Meanings of endogamous in English

Characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind.

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Examples for "endogamic"
Examples for "endogamic"
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Neither is there any theoretical endogamic institution which obliges a Manóbo to marry within his tribe, but, in practice, such is his custom.
The Manóbos of Mindanáo / Memoirs of the National Academy of Sci...
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Marriage was exogamic among clans in a tribe, but practically, though not wholly endogamic as between tribes, wife and slave capture being common in places.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
Usage of endogamous in English
1
Formerly the above three subcastes were endogamous and married only among themselves.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume ...
2
By preference the Andamanese are exogamous as regards sept and endogamous as regards tribe.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
3
All 13 families originate from an endogamous population.
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Social stratification in India is evident as social classes that are defined by endogamous groups known as castes.
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Like other wandering castes the Pārdhis have a large number of endogamous groups, varying lists being often given in different areas.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume ...
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The study was conducted as a community-based participatory research project in the Zuni Indians, a small endogamous tribe in rural New Mexico.
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The present paper reports the variability of PTC taste sensitivity among eight endogamous tribal populations inhabiting the Eastern Ghats of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh.
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Endogamous tribes have survived, in the main, in isolated regions where competition was not sufficiently sharp to set a premium on exogamy.
Sex and Society: Studies in the Social Psychology of Sex
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