congeneric
[kon-juh-ner-ik]
adjective
Also con·gen·er·ous [kuh n-jen-er-uh s] /kənˈdʒɛn ər əs/. of the same kind or genus.
offering a group of closely related services: a congeneric investment company.
noun
a congeneric company, service, or the like.
RELATED WORDS
comparable, alike, related, agnate, cognate, incident, kin, parallel, twin, close, matching, same, uniform, conforming, resembling, corresponding, equivalent, consonant, double, equal
Origin of congeneric
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Historical Examples of congeneric
We have evidence that these ancient animals possessed the same senses as their congeneric races now on the globe.
The Religion of Geology and Its Connected SciencesEdward Hitchcock
Congeneric: applied to a species agreeing in all characters of generic value with others compared with it.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
Isotypical: a genus described from more than one species, all of which are congeneric.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
From its congeneric brethren this species differs in the absence of a clear ash upon the throat.
Nests and Eggs of Birds of The United StatesThomas G. Gentry
congeneric
congenerous (kɒnˈdʒɛnərəs)
adjective
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