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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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Ambilocality
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Residence of a married couple with or near the kin of either husband or wife, as they choose.
Matrilocal residence
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Residence of a married couple with or near the wife's kin.
Isostatic uplift
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Rise in the level of the land relative to the sea caused by the relaxation of ice age conditions. It occurs when the weight of ice is removed as temperatures rise, and the landscape is raised up to ...
Neolocal residence
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Residence of a married couple in a new household established apart from both the husband's and the wife's kin.
Homodont dentition
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Situation in which all teeth are basically the same in structure, although they may differ in size, as is found in reptiles.
Sexual skin
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Skin in the anal region that turns bright pink or red and may swell when the animal is in estrus; found in the female of some primate species.
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