congener

American  

[kon-juh-ner] / ˈkɒn dʒə nər /

noun

• congeners
  plural

1. a person or thing of the same kind or class as another.

2. a plant, animal, fungus, etc., belonging to the same genus as another.

3. Also a secondary product formed in alcohol during fermentation that determines largely the character of the final liquor.

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congener British  

/ ˈkɒndʒɪnə, kənˈdʒiːnə /

noun

1. a member of a class, group, or other category, esp any animal of a specified genus

2. a by-product formed in alcoholic drinks during the fermentation process, which largely determines the flavour and colour of the drink

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• congeners
  plural

Etymology

Origin of congener

1720–30; < Latin, equivalent to con- con- + gener- (stem of genus ); see genus, general

Example Sentences

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congener congeners

The paroquet had already joined the macaw, and, as if in imitation of its great congener, flew fluttering among the top branches, in a state of the wildest excitement!

From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Mayne Reid

They require to be so: since an encounter with a full-grown jaguar is but little less dangerous than with his striped congener of the Indian jungles.

From Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt by Johann Baptist Zwecker

Yet, while shunned as near neighbours, it appears certain that the vultures perform services of value to their nobler congener.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Walter J. Buck

It is of a darker blue colour, but spotted like its congener, each feather having from four to six spots upon it.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid

Its bill, also, is smaller and less powerful than that of its congener.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid

This dual capacity distinguishes us from other species which, to learn a new task, need numerous trials accompanied by positive or negative reinforcement signals, without being able to communicate it to their congeners.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024

But can these congeners induce true allergic reactions?

From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2024

The type of still will influence the beverages’ final flavor, because pot stills often do not separate the congeners as precisely as column stills do.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 27, 2023

Whatever you think you’ve read about congeners and sulphites and wine before beer, it’s all twaddle.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 1, 2017

Nor is the conjecture that there may be in existence some congeners of these great reptiles inconsistent with zoological science.

From Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by H. W. (Henry William) Lee