congener

(känjə nər)

noun

a person or thing of the same kind, class, race, or genus

Origin: L, of the same race or kind < com-, together + genus (gen. generis), race, genus

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See congener in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A member of the same kind, class, or group.
  2. An organism belonging to the same taxonomic genus as another organism.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin, of the same race

Origin: : com-, com-

Origin: + genus, gener-, race; see genə- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • conˌge·nerˈic (-nĕrˈĭk), con·genˈer·ous (kən-jĕnˈər-əs, kŏn-) adjective

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