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
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Origin and Etymology of congener
Latin, of the same kind, from com- + gener-, genus kind — more at kin
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noun
con·ge·ner
\ˈkän-jə-nər, kən-ˈjē-\
Medical Definition of congener
1: a member of the same taxonomic genus as another plant or animal
2: a chemical substance related to another tetracycline and its congeners
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