Matrilinear
Matrilinear adjective - Based on or tracing descent through the female line.
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Synonyms for Matrilinear
Patrilineal and matrilinear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Patrilineal" instead an adjective "Matrilinear".
Patrilineal
Patrilineal adjective - Based on or tracing descent through the male line.
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Synonyms for Patrilineal
Matrilinear and patrilineal are semantically related. You can use "Matrilinear" instead an adjective "Patrilineal".
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