third-degree relative

noun

third-degree relative

noun
1

A blood relative who shares roughly an eighth of a person's DNA, such as a great-grandparent, first cousin, half-aunt, half-uncle, half-niece, half-nephew, or great-grandchild.

Related terms
first-degree relative, second-degree relative, in-law

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