congeneric

[kon-juh-ner-ik]

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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

congener(def 3).
a congeneric company, service, or the like.

Origin of congeneric

1825–35; congener + -ic; see generic

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Related Words for congeneric

comparable, alike, related, agnate, cognate, incident, kin, parallel, congeneric, twin, close, matching, same, uniform, conforming, resembling, corresponding, equivalent, consonant, double

Examples from the Web for congeneric

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 Sciences
Edward Hitchcock
Congeneric: applied to a species agreeing in all characters of generic value with others compared with it.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith
Isotypical: a genus described from more than one species, all of which are congeneric.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. 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 States
Thomas G. Gentry

British Dictionary definitions for congeneric

congeneric

congenerous (kɒnˈdʒɛnərəs)

adjective

belonging to the same group, esp (of animals or plants) belonging to the same genus

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