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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Congener \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: congener n : an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) [syn: {relative}, {congenator}]
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