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Congener

Congener Meaning & Definition
Congener Definition And Meaning

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

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See Also | being | organism

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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