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View synonyms for congeneric
congeneric
[ kon-juh-ner-ik ]
adjective
- Also con·gen·er·ous [] 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.
congeneric
/ ˌkɒndʒɪˈnɛrɪk; kɒnˈdʒɛnərəs /
adjective
- belonging to the same group, esp (of animals or plants) belonging to the same genus
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Example Sentences
Isotypical: a genus described from more than one species, all of which are congeneric.
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The whole much resembles, and is probably congeneric with the erismatholithus tubiporites (catenatus) of Martin's Petrif.
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We have evidence that these ancient animals possessed the same senses as their congeneric races now on the globe.
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Congeneric: applied to a species agreeing in all characters of generic value with others compared with it.
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From its congeneric brethren this species differs in the absence of a clear ash upon the throat.
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