About The Word Congener
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Congener
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What's The Definition Of Congener?
[n] an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Congener: congenator | relative Related Terms | Find terms related to Congener: Congener In Webster's Dictionary \Con"ge*ner\ (?; 277), n. [From L. congener. See
{Congenerous}.]
A thing of the same genus, species, or kind; a thing allied
in nature, character, or action.
The cherry tree has been often grafted on the laurel,
to which it is a congener. --P. Miller.
Our elk is more polygamous in his habits than any other
deer except his congener, the red deer of Europe.
--Caton.
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