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Cultural anthropology
Of or pertaining to the branch of anthropology that examines culture as a scientifically meaningful concept.
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Placenta
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
An organ that develops from foetal membranes and functions to pass oxygen, nutrients, and other substances to and waste material from the fetus.
Monkey
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Any member of the superfamilies ceboidea (new world monkeys) and cercopithecoidea (old world monkeys).
Sanction
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Any means used to enforce compliance with the rules and norms of a society.
Arranged marriage
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Any marriage in which the selection of a spouse is outside the control of the bride and groom. Art the process and products of applying skills to any activity that transforms matter, sound, or motion ...
Lingua franca
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Any language used as a common tongue by people who do not speak one another's native language.
Postmating mechanism
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Any form of reproductive isolation that occurs after mating.
Trait
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Any discrete cultural element; or, one aspect of the phenotype.
