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Adjective: endogamous
  1. (anthropology) pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribe
    "The endogamous practices of the community preserved their cultural traditions";
    - endogamic
     
  2. (biology) characterized by mating or breeding within a specific group or population
    "endogamous species rarely crossbreed with others";
    - endogamic

Encyclopedia: Endogamous