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adj
Of or pertaining to congeners (organisms of the same genus)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Alternative form of congener.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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adjective
belonging to the same genus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: congenerical, congenerous
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noun
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: relative, congener, congenator
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organism, being
History
Etymology tree English congener Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English congeneric From congener + -ic.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
