WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
par′allel cous′in, 
  1. Anthropologya cousin who is the child either of one's mother's sister or of one's father's brother. Also called ortho-cousin. Cf. cross-cousin. 

'parallel cousin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cross-cousin - cross-cousin marriage - ortho-cousin - parallel cousin marriage

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