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CONGENERIC

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

Synonyms:

congenator; congener; congeneric; relative

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("congeneric" is a kind of...):

being; organism (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Belonging to the same genus

Synonyms:

congeneric; congenerical; congenerous

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

congener (an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus))

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