closest relative

collocation in English

meaningsofcloseandrelative

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close
adjective
uk
/kləʊs/us
/kloʊs/
having direct family connections or shared beliefs, support, ...
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relative
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrel.ə.tɪv/us
/ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
a member of ...
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(Definition ofcloseandrelativefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Likewise, the patient'sclosestrelativeand his or her informal carer should be fully informed.
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What is often at issue is that one cannot sack one'sclosestrelative.
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In practice, it is usually thought to be the health authority, until someone asks for the body to be placed in his or her custody as theclosestrelative.
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It has eyes 50% larger than itsclosestrelative.
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It would be ourclosestrelativeon earth.
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He is misunderstood by hisclosestrelative, his brother, and thus is completely isolated in his existence.
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Itsclosestrelativeis the greater yellowlegs, which together with the spotted redshank form a close-knit group.
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It has no recognized subspecies, and itsclosestrelativeis the scaly ground roller.
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No fossils have been found for this genus, and genetic analysis suggests that this bird'sclosestrelativeis the scaly ground roller.
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Nonetheless, it is the present species'closestrelative; their relationship to other falcons is more enigmatic.
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The nextclosestrelativeoutside the genus is the much larger but similarly marked blue-faced honeyeater.
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His favourite sister, she was probably also hisclosestrelativeand supported him in difficult times.
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Jolly's mouse lemur, which is itsclosestrelativeand a neighbor to the south, is comparably larger, but differs in tail length and genetics.
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Although the bog turtle is similar in appearance to the painted or spotted turtles, itsclosestrelativeis actually the somewhat larger wood turtle.
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He explains that man'sclosestrelativein nature is the orangutan, which translates literally as man of the forest.
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An autapomorphy is not present in theclosestrelativeof the terminal group and also was not present in their common ancestor.
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Each player, or theirclosestrelative, were presented with an official 150 heroes medallion.
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The song is very similar to that of itsclosestrelative, the pine bunting, with which it interbreeds.
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It tends to migrate more than itsclosestrelativethe marbled murrelet.
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The blackcap'sclosestrelativeis the garden warbler, which looks quite different but has a similar song.
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