congener

con·ge·ner

noun \ˈkän-jə-nər, kən-ˈjē-\

Definition of CONGENER

1

: a member of the same taxonomic genus as another plant or animal

2

: a person, organism, or thing resembling another in nature or action <the New England private schools and their congeners west of the Alleghenies — Oliver La Farge>

3

: a chemical substance related to another

— con·ge·ner·ic \ˌkän-jə-ˈner-ik\ adjective

— con·ge·ner·ous \kən-ˈjē-nə-rəs, -ˈje-nə-, (ˌ)kän-\ adjective

Origin of CONGENER

Latin, of the same kind, from com- + gener-, genus kind — more at kin

First Known Use: circa 1736

Rhymes with CONGENER

convener, demeanor, dry cleaner, fourteener, pipe cleaner