congener

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

Related Forms:

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